Trade unions in Norway
| National organization(s) | LO-Norway, Unio, YS, Akademikerne | |
|---|---|---|
| Total union membership | 1.9 million (2019) Density 49.2% (2018)[2] | |
| CBA coverage | 72.5% (2014)[3] | |
| Global Rights Index | ||
1 Sporadic violations of rights | ||
| International Labour Organization | ||
| Norway is a member of the ILO | ||
| Convention ratification | ||
| Freedom of Association | 4 July 1949 | |
| Right to Organise | 17 February 1955 | |
Trade unions in Norway first emerged with the efforts of
In Norway today around half of all workers are trade union members and almost three-quarters of all workers are covered by collective agreements. There are four confederations with affiliated members: Confederation of Unions for Professionals, Confederation of Vocational Unions, Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations, Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions.
| Number of
unions |
Share of union
membership |
Total
membership |
Change
2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation of Unions for Professionals (Unio) | 8 | 19.7% | 375,181 |  2.0%
|
| Confederation of Vocational Unions (YS) | 13 | 11.8% | 225,794 | 1.5%
|
| Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations (Akademikerne) | 11 | 11.6% | 220,005 | 5.2%
|
| Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) | 20 | 50.0% | 952,394 | 1.7%
|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 6.9% | 130,991 | 7.3%
|
| Totals | 67 | 100% | 1,904,365 | 2.5%
|
| Source: Statistics Norway[7][8] | ||||
See also
- Economy of Norway
- Norsk Syndikalistisk Forbund – Norwegian anarcho-syndicalist group
References
- ^ "Trade union members and strikes". Statistics Norway. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Trade union density". OECD Statistics. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Collective bargaining coverage". OECD Statistics. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-5381-2312-6.
- ISBN 978-1-5381-2312-6.
- ^ Logue, John (18 February 2019). "Trade unions in the Nordic countries". nordics.info. Aarhus University. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Trade union members and strikes". Statistics Norway. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "03546: Central organisations and other nation-wide associations for wage earners. Members per 31 December 2001 - 2019". Statistics Norway. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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