The Industrial Workers' Union NKV ( nl, Industriebond NKV) was a

general union A general union is a trade union (called ''labor union'' in American English) which represents workers from all industries and companies, rather than just one organisation or a particular sector, as in a craft union or industrial union. A gene ...

in the Netherlands, principally representing manufacturing workers. The union was founded on 1 January 1972, when the Dutch Catholic Union of Employees in Metal, Electronics and Related Companies merged with the Dutch Catholic Mineworkers' Union, the

Dutch Catholic Clothing and Textile Workers' Union The Dutch Catholic Clothing and Textile Workers' Union ( nl, Nederlandse Katholieke Kleding- en Textielarbeidersbond), known as "Sint Lambertus", was a trade union representing workers in two linked industries in the Netherlands. The union was foun ...

, and the

Dutch Catholic Factory Workers' Union The Dutch Catholic Factory Workers' Union ( nl, Nederlandse Katholieke Bond van Werknemers in Industriële Bedrijven), also known as "Sint Willibrordus", was a trade union in the Netherlands, representing manufacturing workers. The union was founde ...

. Like all its predecessors, it affiliated to the

Dutch Catholic Trade Union Federation The Dutch Catholic Trade Union Federation ( nl, Nederlands Katholiek Vakverbond, NKV) was a national trade union centre bringing together Catholic trade unions in the Netherlands. The federation was established in 1925, as the Roman Catholic Worke ...

. By 1980, the union had 116,315 members, of whom, 50% worked in the metal industry, 15% in chemicals, 9% in textiles and clothing, 7% in food production, 5% in ceramics and glass, 4% in construction, 2% in paper and printing, 2% in personal services, 1% in mining and quarrying, and 5% in other areas of manufacturing. The following year, it merged with the rival

Industrial Workers' Union NVV The Industrial Workers' Union NVV ( nl, Industriebond-NVV, IB-NVV) was a general union focused on workers in heavy industry in the Netherlands. The union was founded on 1 January 1972, when the General Dutch Industrial Union of the Metal and Elect ...

, to form the

Industrial Workers' Union The Industrial Workers' Union ( nl, Industriebond, IB) was a general union focused on workers in heavy industry in the Netherlands. The union was founded in December 1980, with the merger of the Industrial Workers' Union NVV and the Industrial Wor ...

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Presidents

:1972: Piet Brussel

References

Catholic trade unions General unions Trade unions established in 1972 Trade unions disestablished in 1980 Trade unions in the Netherlands