Danish Confederation of Trade Unions

LO, The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (Danish

Danish language

Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...

: LO, Landsorganisationen i Danmark or simply LO) was founded in 1898 and is an umbrella organisation (the largest of the three national trade union center

National trade union center

A national trade union center is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a single country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. When there is more than one national center, it is often because of ideological differences—in some...

s in Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

) for 18 Danish

Denmark

trade union

Trade union

A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...

s.

The LO has a membership of 1,224,108 and cooperates with the two other Danish trade union centers

National trade union center

, i.e. the AC – The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations and the FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark

FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark

FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark was founded in 1952 and is an umbrella organisation for 86 Danish trade unions....

.

Members of the 18 trade unions of the LO are typically skilled

Skill (labor)

Skill is a measure of a worker's expertise, specialization, wages, and supervisory capacity. Skilled workers are generally more trained, higher paid, and have more responsibilities than unskilled workers....

or unskilled manual

Manual labour

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labourers

Laborer

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, tradesmen

Tradesman

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and blue-collar worker

Blue-collar worker

A blue-collar worker is a member of the working class who performs manual labor. Blue-collar work may involve skilled or unskilled, manufacturing, mining, construction, mechanical, maintenance, technical installation and many other types of physical work...

s from the working class

Working class

Working class is a term used in the social sciences and in ordinary conversation to describe those employed in lower tier jobs , often extending to those in unemployment or otherwise possessing below-average incomes...

. Members may have a vocational education

Vocational education

Vocational education or vocational education and training is an education that prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic, and totally related to a specific trade, occupation, or vocation...

, but not a college

College

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or academic degree

Academic degree

An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...

. A typical LO-member occupies a lower

Working class

class

Social class

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position in society and earns an hourly wage

Wage

A wage is a compensation, usually financial, received by workers in exchange for their labor.Compensation in terms of wages is given to workers and compensation in terms of salary is given to employees...

.

LO-members are e.g. blue-collar worker

Blue-collar worker

s, cleaner

Cleaner

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s, bus driver

Bus driver

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s, plumber

Plumber

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s, electrician

Electrician

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s, nursing assistants, hairdressers

Barber

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, painters, cosmeticians

Cosmetology

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, gardeners

Gardening

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, iron workers, dairymen

Dairy farming

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, secretaries

Secretary

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, technician

Technician

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s, assistants, etc.

The LO is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

International Trade Union Confederation

The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...

, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)

European Trade Union Confederation

The European Trade Union Confederation is a trade union organization which was established in 1973 to represent workers and their national affiliates at the European level....

, the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) and the Council of Nordic Trade Unions (NFS).

The LO carries the role of coordinating collective bargaining

Collective bargaining

Collective bargaining is a process of negotiations between employers and the representatives of a unit of employees aimed at reaching agreements that regulate working conditions...

. It also seeks to influence the government and the political parties when it comes to drafting and implementing legislation, especially in relation to labour market policies. It represents the trade union movement's interests on various boards, commissions and committees.

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