The
union is a result of a merger between a Catholic teachers union and a
Protestant Christian teachers union in the year 2000. The history of those
organizations goes back to the year 1854. CNV Onderwijs has approximately
53.000 members in all sectors of education, from primary to higher education.
Members are teachers, but also auxiliary staff and principals and other
education personnel.
There
are different sectors in the organization, such as primary, secundary,
vocational and higher education. In addition there are certain structures for
retired members, auxiliary staff and principals. Special attention is also
focused on education of children with special needs, and on women, youngsters
(students) gay teachers and teachers from ethnic minorities.
Principles and objectives.
CNV
Onderwijs is in its work inspired by the Gospel and the Christian social
ideology based upon it. (article 2 of the By-laws)
The objectives are:
Standing up for good employment
conditions, such as satisfactory job content, good working terms, working
conditions and relationship.
Promoting solidarity between
the employed and the unemployed. This implies asserting the positions of
members, who want to work in education (c.q. students) and those who have
worked in education and now are retired.
Promoting a fair distribution of work and income.
Standing up for education and
educational facilities and in particular promoting and maintaining confessional
or ideological oriented education in the school system.
Promoting the general
appreciation of education and educational personnel, through the advancement
and improvement of educational quality.
CNV
Onderwijs is affiliated with CNV, the National Federation of Christian Trade
Unions. In this federation workers in public and private/market sector are
organized. CNV is the second largest confederation in the Netherlands and has
350.000 members. CNV is affiliated to
the worldwide International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). CNV International is the solidarity
organization of CNV. CNV Onderwijs participates in the board of CNV
International.
Education in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands has an
exceptional educational system. The Dutch law guarantees parents and churches -
under certain conditions - to found a
school, which can be adjusted to their need in the field of religious education
or a specific educational concept, such as Dalton, Montessori or Steiner. These
'private' schools are 100 % financed by the National Ministry of Education;
they are so called 'private owned and public paid'. They are also public
controlled. About 30 % of the schools are Catholic, 30 % are Protestant, 10 %
are interconfessional, based on other religions or based on a certain
educational principle. About 30 % of the schools are public schools, governed
by local communities. Members of CNV Onderwijs have their jobs in the private
owned / publicly paid schools and in the public schools.
International affairs of CNV Onderwijs
CNV Onderwijs is a full member
of Education International (EI).
Education International organizes 30 million teachers and education
workers and has 348 member organizations in 166 countries. On the European level CNV Onderwijs is member
of the European Trade Union for Education (ETUCE). ETUCE represents the
education personnel in consultations with the European Union. As far as ideological aims CNV Onderwijs
maintains relations with the World Union of Catholic Teachers (WUCT-UMEC) and
the International Association for Christian Education (IV)
International solidarity
Through the membership of CNV
International, CNV Onderwijs provides moral and material support for teacher
unions and colleagues in Africa, Central/ Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin
America. CNV Onderwijs is involved in the EI - programm EFAIDS (Education for
All / Hiv/Aids), supported by the Dutch ministry of developmental cooperation.
The union also participates in the Dutch coalition of the Global Campaign for
Education (GCE). CNV Onderwijs cooperates
with the non governmental foundation Edukans. This organization supports
educational projects in favour of underprivileged children and youngsters in
developing countries.
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