The Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees (Norwegian: Fagforbundet) is a trade union in Norway. It has a membership of over 400,000 and is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO).
Fagforbundet | |
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| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Members | 374,428[1] |
Key people | Mette Nord |
| Affiliations | LO |
| Website | fagforbundet |
It was founded in 2003 as a merger of the Norwegian Union of Municipal Employees and the Norwegian Association of Health and Social Care Personnel.[2] In 2020, it was joined by the Norwegian Post and Communications Union.[3]
Presidents
edit- 2003: Jan Davidsen
- 2013: Mette Nord
References
edit- ^ "03546: Central organisations and other nation-wide associations for wage earners. Members per 31 December 2001 - 2019". Statistics Norway. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
- ^ "Postkom går inn i Fagforbundet". Fagforbundet. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
