The General Union of Civil Servants (, ABVA) was a trade union representing civil servants, including postal and telecommunication workers, in the Netherlands.
The union was founded in 1947, when the Central Dutch Union of Civil Servants merged with the Dutch Union of Personnel in Government Service. Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to the Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions (NVV).
By 1980, the union had 209,014 members, of whom, 40% worked in administration, 22% in healthcare, 13% in communication, 7% in utilities, 6% in education, and the remainder in a wide variety of areas. In 1982, it merged with the rival Catholic Union of Government Personnel (KABO), to form Abvakabo.
Presidents 1947: Nico Vijlbrief 1949: Jaap Blom 1958: Arie van Rossen 1970: J. Hoogerwerf 1974: Jaap van Dijck 1976: Jan Dutman 1982: Jaap van de Scheur
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