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15-489: FNV may refer to: Federation of Dutch Trade Unions (Dutch: Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging ), a national trade union centre in the Netherlands Fowler–Noll–Vo hash function , a non-cryptographic hash function Franco-Nevada (stock stickers: FNV), a Canadian gold-focused royalty and streaming company Furness Vale railway station (station code: FNV), on

30-641: A conflict with their employers can rely on legal support from FNV lawyers. Another service offered by the FNV to its members is assistance in cases of personal injury and occupational diseases. Employees who suffer injuries during their work or are affected by diseases resulting from their profession can count on the expertise of the FNV to defend their rights. Furthermore, the FNV provides the FNV Belastingservice (FNV Tax Service), an ISO-certified service department that works for all unions affiliated with

45-812: Is Tuur Elzinga. Allied Union The Allied Union ( Dutch : Bondgenoten , Bond) was a general union representing workers in the Netherlands. The union was founded in 1998, with the merger of the Food Workers' Union , the Industrial Workers' Union , the Services Union , and the Transport Workers' Union . Like all its predecessors, it affiliated to the Dutch Federation of Trade Unions (FNV). The merger

60-489: Is an important instrument used by the FNV to represent the interests of employees and ensure their employment conditions. Over two million employees in the Netherlands are covered by a CAO negotiated by the FNV, which represents the interests of workers in various sectors. In addition to negotiating collective labour agreements, the FNV also provides extensive individual legal assistance to its members in cases involving work or income-related issues. Workers who find themselves in

75-503: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Federation of Dutch Trade Unions The FNV was founded in 1976 from the merger of the Dutch Catholic Trade Union Federation (NKV) and the social-democratic Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions (NVV). The Protestant Christian National Trade Union Federation (CNV) originally also participated in

90-692: The Dutch Social Forum , the Dutch branch of the World Social Forum in 2004 and 2006. In 2012 the FNV almost split due to a conflict between the more radical wing and the moderates on the issue of pensions . The split was averted, but led to a complete overhaul of the organizational model of the FNV. In late 2014, the largest three affiliates of the FNV, the Allied Union , Construction and Wood Union , and Abvakabo , dissolved into

105-449: The FNV at the start of 1982. The FNV was crucial in the economic recovery in the Netherlands during the 1980s. It supported the so-called Wassenaar Agreement , where employee accepted lower wages in exchange for more employment. During the 1990s the FNV came into a heavy conflict over reforms of the WAO , the disabled act, with the cabinet Lubbers-III , in which the party's former chair, Kok,

120-415: The FNV parliament, which is directly elected by the membership. The number of seats per sector/affiliated union is determined by their membership in proportion to the total membership of the FNV. The parliament represents the membership, creates "overarching" policy and oversees the board. The parliament also elects the board (except the chairman, who is directly elected by the membership). The current chairman

135-482: The FNV. Around 4,250 volunteers handled approximately 215,000 tax returns for FNV members in 2016. These volunteers are trained by 350 instructors who receive annual updates themselves. As a result, the FNV Belastingservice is the largest tax consultant service in the Netherlands. The FNV is both a labour union (consisting of different sectors) as well as a labour federation (with affiliated independent unions). Both these sectors and affiliated unions are represented in

150-656: The Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge line in Derbyshire, England Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title FNV . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FNV&oldid=1255853741 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Dutch-language text Short description

165-464: The federation. The FNV started out as a neutral union but has a strong social-democratic orientation and strong links with the social-democratic PvdA . It is critical of both government and employers, but is also heavily incorporated in the Dutch pillarist (corporatist) system. Compared to the CNV , the other major trade union centre , the FNV is more leftwing and has more often used strikes , although

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180-548: The talks, but it refused to fully merge into a new union. The federation was founded because of declining membership, due to depillarisation and increasing political polarisation between left and right. The first president of the FNV was Wim Kok , who had been chair of NVV since 1973. He remained its leader until 1986, when he entered parliament for the Dutch Labour Party . The NKV and the NVV dissolved themselves into

195-547: The use of these actions is rare in the Netherlands in comparison to other European countries. The most important function of FNV are the collective bargaining negotiations, on wages and secondary working conditions, it holds with the employers' federations . It also advises government through the Social Economic Council in which other trade unions, employers' organizations and government appointed experts also have seats. The Collective Labour Agreement (CAO)

210-459: Was intended to increase the co-ordination between union activity in different industries and spur innovative forms of organisation. On formation, the union had 499,285 members, and was the FNV's largest affiliate. It was organised in eight sectors: agriculture and the environment, services, trade, industry, ICT, metal, transport, and welfare and pensioners. In 1999, the independent Federated Railway Trade Association merged in. Despite its size,

225-696: Was vice-prime minister. The proposals were consequently dropped. In the 2000s the FNV came into conflict with the Second Balkenende cabinet over the AOW, the old aged act, and the WAO, the disabilities act. A huge protest was organized in Amsterdam in 2004. The FNV became a leading member in "Keer het Tij" (Turn the Tide) an alliance of social organizations that opposed the cabinet and became involved in organizing

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