The Dutch Transport Workers' Union ( nl, Nederlandse Bond van Vervoerspersoneel, NBV) 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 transport industry in the Netherlands. The union was established in 1956, when the

Dutch Transport Workers' Association The Dutch Association of Railway and Tramway Employees ( nl, Nederlandsche Vereeniging van Spoor- en Tramwegpersoneel, NV) was a trade union representing workers in the rail industry in the Netherlands. The union was founded in 1886, as the Dutch ...

merged with the Central Union of Workers in the Transport Industry. Like both its predecessors, the union affiliated to 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 p ...

(NVV). The General Union of Aviation Workers joined in 1961, followed in 1969 by the fishing section of the General Union of Seafarers. In 1964, the union had 45,534 members. In 1972, the union was renamed as the Transport Workers' Union NVV. The NVV formed 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 ...

(FNV) in 1974, and the NBV similarly formed a Federation of Transport Trade Unions, with the Transport Workers' Union NKV, and the

Federation of Maritime Workers The Federation of Maritime Workers ( nl, Federatie van Werknemers in de Zeevaart, FWZ) was a trade union representing sailors in the Netherlands. The union was founded in 1967, when the recently-founded General Association of Seafarers merged with ...

, although the maritime union left in 1976. By 1980, union membership had risen slightly, to 49,225. On 1 January 1982, the NBV and the Transport Workers' Union NKV fully merged, forming the Transport Workers' Union.{{cite book , last1=Ebbinghaus , first1=Bernhard , last2=Visser , first2=Jelle , title=Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945 , date=2000 , publisher=Palgrave Macmillan , location=Basingstoke , isbn=0333771125 , pages=463–467

Presidents

:1956: H. J. Kanne :c.1960: G. J. H. Alink :1973: Siem Barendregt

References

Transportation trade unions Trade unions established in 1956 Trade unions disestablished in 1982 Trade unions in the Netherlands