Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions

The Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions (Dutch: Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingen, NVV) was a Dutch social-democratic trade union.

NVV
Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions
Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingen
Merged intoFNV
Founded1906
Dissolved1982
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History

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The NVV was founded in 1906 as a merger of fifteen smaller unions, as a result of the inability of the previous unions to control the radical elements of the workers movement in the railworkers' strike of 1903. The NVV was led by Henri Polak, who was a prominent member of the socialist Social Democratic Workers' Party.

During World War II the NVV was taken over by the German occupiers, its Dutch leader was Henk Woudenberg. Under the German occupation the NVV was transformed into a Nazi union. After the war these influences were purged and the NVV cooperated tightly with the centre left government to create a welfare state based on the principles of corporatism.

In the 1970s NVV membership began to decline due to depillarisation. Under the leadership of Wim Kok the NVV attempted to form a federation with the Protestant Christian National Trade Union Federation (CNV) and the Catholic Dutch Catholic Trade Union Federation (NKV) which could strengthen all three. The CNV, however, left the talks in 1973. In 1976 the NVV and the NKV merged to form the Federation of Dutch Trade Unions (FNV).

Ideology

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The NVV started out as a socialist union, in favour of class struggle, workers' ownership of the means of production, and the use of strikes. After the second world war it began to moderate its tone, becoming, social-democratic and cooperating in the creation of a welfare state and a corporatist economy.

Organization

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The NVV has close formal, ideological and personal links with the socialist Social Democratic Workers' Party and later with the social-democratic PvdA. Together with the socialist VARA and several other organizations they formed the socialist pillar.

Presidents

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1906: Henri Polak
1909: Jan Oudegeest
1919: Roel Stenhuis
1929: Evert Kupers
1940: Henk Woudenberg
1942: Vacant
1945: Evert Kupers
1949: Henk Oosterhuis
1956: Kees van Wingerden
1959: Derk Roemers
1965: André Kloos
1971: Harry ter Heide
1972: Wim Kok

Affiliates

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Union Abbreviation Founded Left Reason not a member[1] Membership (1921)[2] Membership (1964)[3]
Association of Captains and Officers of the Merchant Navy VKO 1970 Merged into FMV N/A
Central Dutch Union of Civil Servants CNAB 1919 1946 Merged into ABVA 10,122 N/A
Central Organisation of Merchant Navy Officers CKO 1922 1955 Merged into CKV N/A N/A
Central Organisation of Sailors and Fishermen CKV 1956 1967 Merged into FWZ N/A 10,818
Central Union of Transport Workers CBT 1917 1955 Merged into NBV 20,550 N/A
Dutch Barbers' and Hairdressers' Union 1891 1947 Merged into ANBH 266 N/A
Dutch Litho-, Photo- and Chemographers' Union NLFCB 1912 1945 Merged into ANGB 1,536 N/A
Dutch Painters' Assistants' Union NSGB 1905 1941 Merged into ANB 6,076 N/A
Dutch Musical Artists' Union NTB 1919 1963 Disaffiliated 513 N/A
Dutch Police Union NPB 1946 1981 Transferred to FNV N/A 7,049
Dutch Union of Glass and Pottery Workers NVvGA 1907 1926 Merged into ABC 2,670 N/A
Dutch Union of Hotel, Restaurant and Cafe Workers NBHCR 1919 1981 Transferred to FNV 3,240 6,208
Dutch Union of Insurance Agents and Collectors ANBVZI 1919 1947 Merged into Mercurius N/A N/A
Dutch Union of Personnel in Government Service NBPO 1920 1946 Merged into ABVA 15,233 N/A
Dutch Association of Railway and Tramway Employees NV 1886 1955 Merged into NBV 20,784 N/A
Dutch Union of Workers in Meat and Related Industries 1948 Merged into ABVG 1,219 N/A
Federation of Maritime Workers FWZ 1967 1981 Transferred to FNV N/A N/A
General Diamond Workers' Union of the Netherlands ANDB 1894 1958 Merged into ANMB 9,543 N/A
General Dutch Construction Union ANB 1920 1970 Merged into ANBH 18,885 76,400
General Dutch Industrial Union of Agriculture ANAB 1909 1970 Merged into AVB 13,521 32,114
General Dutch Industrial Union of the Mining Industry ANBM 1909 1970 Merged into ABC 2,870 2,002
General Dutch Industrial Union of the Tobacco Industry ANBTI 1887 1969 Merged into ABC 7,552 2,422
General Dutch Metalworkers' Union ANMB 1886 1972 Merged into IB-NVV 21,048 107,478
General Dutch Pavers' Union 1915 Merged into ANB 670 N/A
General Dutch Plasterers' Union ANSB 1903 1941 Merged into ANB 1,300 N/A
General Dutch Printing Union ANGB 1945 1981 Transferred to FNV N/A 29,097
General Dutch Typographers' Union ANTB 1866 1945 Merged into ANGB 10,538 N/A
General Dutch Union of Domestic Workers ANBH 1930 1954 Merged into ABC 514 N/A
General Dutch Union of the Building and Wood Industries ANBH 1970 1981 Merged into BHB N/A N/A
General Dutch Union of Trade and Office Workers ANBHK 1905 1940 Merged into Mercurius 4,932 N/A
General Union of the Food and Stimulant Industries ABVG 1948 1970 Merged into AVB N/A 12,956
General Dutch Union of Workers in the Baking, Chocolate and Sugar Working Industries 1908 1948 Merged into ABVG 5,122 N/A
General Industrial Union of Furniture Makers and Woodworkers ABMH 1871 1970 Merged into ANBH 5,760 9,347
General Industrial Union of Textiles and Clothing ABTK 1895 1972 Merged into IB-NVV 6,009 18,444
General Union of Artists 1964 1981 Transferred to FNV N/A 386
General Union of Civil Servants ABVA 1946 1980 Merged into ABVA-KABO N/A 87,190
General Union of Education Personnel ABOP 1966 1981 Transferred to FNV N/A N/A
General Union of Miscellaneous Industries ABC 1907 1972 Merged into IB-NVV 17,449 46,161
General Union of Pharmaceutical Assistants AAAB 1890 1980 Transferred to FNV N/A 1,006
Industrial Union of Agriculture and Food AVB 1970 1981 Merged into VOEB N/A N/A
Industrial Workers' Union NVV IB-NVV 1972 1981 Merged into IB N/A N/A
Navvies' Union Merged into ANB 2,221 N/A
Mercurius Mercurius 1940 1981 Merged into DIBO N/A 31,030
Dutch Transport Workers' Union NBV 1956 1982 Merged into VB N/A 45,534
Union of the Clothing Industry 1901 1942 Merged into ABTK 5,803 N/A
Union of Dental Technicians N/A N/A
Union of Dutch Captains and Mates in the Merchant Navy VNGSK 1901 1922 Merged into CKO N/A
Union of Dutch Teachers BNO 1874 1946 Merged into NOV N/A N/A
Union of Foremen and Technical and Supervisory Personnel 665 N/A
Union of Marine Engineers VVS 1913 1922 Merged into CKO N/A
Union of the Merchant Navy N/A

References

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  1. ^ Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 463–467. ISBN 0333771125.
  2. ^ "Aantal leden per Provincie per 1 Januari 1921". Het NVV in 1920: 28. 1921. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ^ Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe. Vol. 2. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1965. p. 20.1–20.9.
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