The Dutch Association of Railway and Tramway Employees ( nl, Nederlandsche Vereeniging van Spoor- en Tramwegpersoneel, NV) was a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...

representing workers in the rail industry in the Netherlands. The union was founded in 1886, as the Dutch Association of Railway Officials, operating as a social club for railway workers in more prestigious positions. The Steeds Voornieuw was created as a union for all railway workers, but it operated illegally and was disbanded in 1898.

Jan Oudegeest Jan Oudegeest (5 August 1870 – 10 October 1950) was a Dutch trade unionist and politician. Born in Utrecht, Oudegeest worked on the railways and in 1898 founded the Dutch Association of Railway and Tramway Employees (NV), and became the f ...

, a member of the executive of the Railway Officials, then took the initiative to transform it into a legal union for all railway workers, the NVSTP. It initially grew rapidly, but lost many of its members after an unsuccessful strike in 1903. In 1906, the union was a founding affiliate of the

Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions The Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions ( nl, Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingen, NVV) was a Dutch social-democratic trade union. History The NVV was founded in 1906 as a merger of fifteen smaller unions, as a result of the inability of the ...

. It grew again from 1916, becoming the largest union in the industry, and by 1921, it had 20,784 members. In 1951, it was renamed as the Dutch Transport Workers' Association. By 1954, the union had 24,306 members, of whom 66% worked on the railways, and the remainder on other forms of transport. At the end of 1955, it merged with the Central Union of Transport Workers, to form the Dutch Transport Workers' Union.{{cite web , title=Streven naar Verbetering , url=https://www.vakbondshistorie.nl/dossiers/streven-naar-verbetering/ , website=VHV , accessdate=26 October 2020

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Henk Sneevliet Hendricus Josephus Franciscus Marie (Henk) Sneevliet, known as Henk Sneevliet or by the ''pseudonym'' "Maring" (1883 - 1942), was a Dutch Communism, Communist, who was active in both the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies. As a functionary of t ...

:1912: Petrus Moltmaker :1940: :1945: Godert Joustra :1954: H. J. Kanne

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Transportation trade unions Trade unions established in 1886 Trade unions disestablished in 1955 Trade unions in the Netherlands