Norwegian Union of General Workers

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Norwegian Union of General Workers
Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund
AbbreviationNAF
Founded1895; 129 years ago (1895)
HeadquartersOslo, Norway
Location
Members
33,000
Key people
Erna Hagensen, president
AffiliationsLO
Websitearbeidsmandsforbundet.no

The Norwegian Union of General Workers (Norwegian: Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund, NAF) is a trade union in Norway. It has a membership of 33,000 and is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO).

The union was founded on 13 April 1895, by 12 transport workers, as the Norwegian Road and Railway Union. However, the union decided to accept all unskilled workers, and in 1900 became the NAF.[1]

The union was an early affiliate of the

Norwegian Sawmill, Site and Planing Workers' Union was formed in 1911, the Norwegian Union of Paper Industry Workers in 1913, and the Norwegian Union of Municipal Employees in 1920. The process was stepped up in 1923, when the Norwegian Union of Building Industry Workers, Norwegian Union of Chemical Industry Workers, Norwegian Union of Food, Beverage and Allied Workers, and Norwegian Union of Textile Workers were all split out. By 1924, the union had only 5,500 members remaining, mostly in the mining industry and sections of the railway industry. However, it rapidly built up membership in road construction, and by 1939, they formed half of its total membership of 29,000.[1]

By 1996, the union had 32,032 members, of whom 40% worked in the metal industries, 30% in production, 20% in constructions, and the remainder mostly in mining and quarrying, and utilities.[2] Its membership has remained steady, and in 2019 was 34,072.[3]

Presidents

1895: Olav Strøm[4]
1903: Richard Hansen[4]
1918: Elias Volan[4]
1920: Johs. M. P. Ødegaard[4]
1948: Christian Henriksen[4]
1955: Adolf K. Lien[4]
1961: Walter Kristiansen[4]
1966: Paul Sundt[4]
1966: Øystein Larsen[4]
1980: Ole Flesvig[4]
1981: Harald Øveraas[4]
1991: Arnfinn Nilsen[4]
2003: Erna Hagensen[4]
2019: Anita Paula Johansen[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tolv anleggsarbeidere stiftet Arbeidsmandsforbundet for 125 år siden. En ting var felles for alle som ble med". Frifagbevegelse. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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  3. ^ "03546: Hovudsamanslutningane for arbeidstakarar og andre landsomfattande arbeidstakarorganisasjonar. Medlemer per 31. desember, etter Landsforening, statistikkvariabel og år". Statistics Norway. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Børrud, Ane (7 April 2020). "Arbeidsmandsforbundets første leder måtte ta natta til hjelp for å få jobbene gjort". FriFagbevegelse. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

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