AObposition for NOT under construction
In the Utrecht Jaarbeurs building is busy building on the AObstand for the NOT, which starts next Tuesday.
Statue: Algemene Onderwijsbond
Sector consultant Peter van Hulst is one of the people who spend most of the week AObstand. A quiet job?
“I am exhausted at the end of each day. But I like doing it, because I am enthusiastic about the union: if you want to have more to say about your own work, you have to organize en masse. And moreover, as a member you can always fall back on the union with questions or problems, and you will receive the Education Magazine every month on your doorstep.”
Do you have something to crumble at the union as a simple member?
"The AOb is a truly democratic organization in which members exercise real influence. "You are the union," I always say. In Utrecht they genuinely try to listen carefully to their members. ”
How does that work?
“For example, I have been a sector consultant in Brabant for eight years. As 'eyes and ears' of the union, I visit 230 schools a year and hear what is going on. I report on those visits and you will eventually see those findings in the AObpolicy or during collective bargaining discussions. The AOb is really a union formed by the people in education. ”
Drop by at the NOT, and we'll talk there
Are you still in the classroom yourself?
“Yes, for group 6 in Tilburg. I am also involved in work for joint participation councils and with a regional project to provide tailor-made guidance to PABO students and young teachers. That project should develop into a professional learning community for the entire region. The guidance and coaching in education can be so much better, and it is best to organize that ourselves. But come by at the NOT and we'll talk further there. ”
