United Federation of Trade Unions
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The United Federation of Trade Unions is a trade union
in Norway
. With a membership of 150,000 it is the largest private sector union in Norway.
It is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
(LO). The union organizes mainly members in the iron and metal industry, the shipbuilding industry, graphical sector, car repair workshops, aircraft repair workshops, hotel- and restaurants, the textile industry, the shoe industry, the building trade, the building industry, the paper industry, graphical branches, fish farming, and agriculture and forestry. More than 200 different trades and occupations are covered by the union.
It was established on 8 May 1988 as a merger between the unions Norwegian Union of Clothing Workers
(Bekledningsarbeiderforbundet, established 1890), Norwegian Union of Building Industry Workers
(Norsk Bygningsindustriarbeiderforbund, established 1923), Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers
(Norsk Jern- og Metallarbeiderforbund, established 1891), Norwegian Union of Paper Industry Workers
(Norsk Papirindustriarbeiderforbund, established 1913) and the Norwegian Union of Forestry and Land Workers
(Norsk Skog- og Landarbeiderforbund, established 1927). The Norwegian Graphical Union (Norsk Grafisk Forbund, established 1882) joined in 2006 and the Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union in Norway (Norsk Hotell- og Restaurantarbeiderforbund, established 1932) joined in 2007.
Presidents have been John Stene (1988–1991), Kjell Bjørndalen (1991–2007) and Arve Bakke
(2007–present).
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...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. With a membership of 150,000 it is the largest private sector union in Norway.
It is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions is a national trade union center, decidedly the largest and probably the most influential umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway. The 21 national unions affiliated to the LO have more than 850,000 members of a Norwegian population of 4.8 million...
(LO). The union organizes mainly members in the iron and metal industry, the shipbuilding industry, graphical sector, car repair workshops, aircraft repair workshops, hotel- and restaurants, the textile industry, the shoe industry, the building trade, the building industry, the paper industry, graphical branches, fish farming, and agriculture and forestry. More than 200 different trades and occupations are covered by the union.
It was established on 8 May 1988 as a merger between the unions Norwegian Union of Clothing Workers
Norwegian Union of Clothing Workers
The Norwegian Union of Clothing Workers was a trade union in Norway, organized under the national Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions.It was founded in 1892 as Norsk Skredderforbund, and changed its name to Norsk Bekledningsarbeiderforbund. In 1969 it was merged with Norsk...
(Bekledningsarbeiderforbundet, established 1890), Norwegian Union of Building Industry Workers
Norwegian Union of Building Industry Workers
The Norwegian Union of Building Industry Workers was a trade union in Norway, organized under the national Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions....
(Norsk Bygningsindustriarbeiderforbund, established 1923), Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers
Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers
The Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers was a trade union in Norway, organized under the national Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions.It was founded in 1891...
(Norsk Jern- og Metallarbeiderforbund, established 1891), Norwegian Union of Paper Industry Workers
Norwegian Union of Paper Industry Workers
The Norwegian Union of Paper Industry Workers was a trade union in Norway, organized under the national Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions.It was founded in 1913....
(Norsk Papirindustriarbeiderforbund, established 1913) and the Norwegian Union of Forestry and Land Workers
Norwegian Union of Forestry and Land Workers
The Norwegian Union of Forestry and Land Workers was a trade union in Norway, organized under the national Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions.It was founded in 1927 after the Julussa Conflict, and experienced the Randsfjord Conflict from 1930 to 1935...
(Norsk Skog- og Landarbeiderforbund, established 1927). The Norwegian Graphical Union (Norsk Grafisk Forbund, established 1882) joined in 2006 and the Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union in Norway (Norsk Hotell- og Restaurantarbeiderforbund, established 1932) joined in 2007.
Presidents have been John Stene (1988–1991), Kjell Bjørndalen (1991–2007) and Arve Bakke
Arve Bakke
Arve Bakke is the leader of Fellesforbundet.Bakke succeeded Kjell Bjørndalen as leader of Fellesforbundet in 2007. Previously he was second deputy leader from 2002 to 2003 and first deputy leader from 2003 to 2007....
(2007–present).