The Neutral Union of Luxembourg ( lb, Neutral Gewerkschaft Lëtzebuerg, NGL) 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 Luxembourg. The union was founded in 1946, as a trade association for iron and steel workers, committed to political neutrality. In 1960, it registered as 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 ( ...

, and in 1984 it began admitting all workers, adopting the NGL name for the first time. By 1990, it had 5,000 members, but it had failed in its efforts to become a broader trade union confederation, hampered by internal conflicts, and the fact that it had failed to gain national-level recognition as a representative of manual workers. While the union remained neutral, it made

Alternative Democratic Reform Party The Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR; lb, Alternativ Demokratesch Reformpartei, french: Parti réformiste d'alternative démocratique, german: Alternative Demokratische Reformpartei) is a conservative and mildly populist political party ...

politician Gaston Gibéryen its honorary president. In 2003, the union formed a new federation with the

Luxembourg Association of Banking and Insurance Employees The Luxembourg Association of Banking and Insurance Employees (french: Association Luxembourgeoise des Employés des Banques et Assurances, ALEBA) is a trade union representing workers in the finance sector in Luxembourg. The union was founded in 1 ...

, the Union of Private Sector Employees, and the National Union of Private Sector Employees (SNEP), although it did not prove successful.{{cite web , last1=Feyereisen , first1=Marc , title=New trade union federation created , url=https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/it/publications/article/2003/new-trade-union-federation-created , website=Eurofound , access-date=24 August 2021 In 2008, it merged with SNEP, forming NGL SNEP.

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