The General Education Union ( nl, Algemene Onderwijsbond, AOb) is 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 teachers, lecturers and support staff in education, in the Netherlands. The union was founded on 1 January 1997, when the General Union of Education Personnel merged with Dutch Association of Teachers. It affiliated to the

Federation of Dutch Trade Unions The Federation of Dutch Trade Unions ( nl, Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging, FNV) is a national trade union centre in the Netherlands. In addition to member unions, workers in many sectors can join the FNV directly. History The FNV was founded ...

. By 1998, it had 72,206 members, and in 2008, this had grown slightly, to 77,943. At the start of 2020, the union absorbed Vawo, a union for university researchers.

Presidents

:1997:

Jacques Tichelaar Jacques Tichelaar (born 2 January 1953) is a Dutch politician and former trade union leader and educator. He is a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid). Since 1 May 2009 he had been the King's Commissioner (governor on behalf of th ...

:2002: Walter Dresscher :2015: Liesbeth Verheggen :2019: Eugenie Stolk

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