Construction and Wood Union

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The Construction and Wood Union (Dutch: Bouw en Houtbond, B&HB) was a trade union representing workers in the construction and woodworking industries in the Netherlands.

The union was founded on 1 January 1982, when the

Dutch Federation of Trade Unions (FNV), to which the new union affiliated.[1][2]

By 1998, the union had 160,009 members, with 88% working in construction, 11% in woodworking, and the remainder in housing services.[2] In 2015, the union dissolved, its members becoming direct members of the FNV.[3]

Presidents

1982: Bram Buijs
1985: Jan Schuller
1993: Roel de Vries
2003: Dick van Haaster
2009: John Kerstens
2013: Willem Linders
2013: Charley Ramdas (acting)

References

  1. ^ "BOUWEN AAN EEN NIEUWE FNV". VHV. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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  3. ^ "Amsterdam – een werelddorp, vanuit vakbondsperspectief beschouwd". VHV. Retrieved 7 October 2020.