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    United Federation of Trade Unions

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    United Federation of Trade Unions
    Fellesforbundet
    FoundedOctober 1, 1882; 142 years ago (1882-10-01) (oldest union)
    May 8, 1988; 37 years ago (1988-05-08) (current form)
    HeadquartersOslo, Norway
    Location
    • Norway
    Members174,985 (2025)
    Key people
    		Jørn Eggum, president
    AffiliationsNorwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
    Websitehttps://fellesforbundet.no

    The United Federation of Trade Unions (Norwegian: Fellesforbundet) is a general union in Norway. With a membership of 174,985[1] it is the largest private sector union in the country.[2]

    History

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    The union is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO).[2] The union organises 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 among:

    • the Garment Workers' Union (Norwegian: Bekledningsarbeiderforbundet, established 1969)
    • Norwegian Union of Building Industry Workers (Norwegian: Norsk Bygningsindustriarbeiderforbund, established 1923)
    • Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers (Norwegian: Norsk Jern- og Metallarbeiderforbund, established 1891)
    • Norwegian Union of Paper Industry Workers (Norwegian: Norsk Papirindustriarbeiderforbund, established 1913)
    • the Norwegian Union of Forestry and Land Workers (Norwegian: Norsk Skog- og Landarbeiderforbund, established 1927)

    The Norwegian Graphical Union (Norwegian: Norsk Grafisk Forbund, established 1882) subsequently joined in 2006 and the Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union (Norwegian: Norsk Hotell- og Restaurantarbeiderforbund, established 1932) joined in 2007.[2][3] In 2019, the Norwegian Transport Workers' Union joined.[4]

    Presidents

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    1988: John Stene
    1991: Kjell Bjørndalen
    2007: Arve Bakke
    2015: Jørn Eggum

    References

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    1. ^ "Medlemsstatistikk". Fellesforbundet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 April 2025.
    2. ^ a b c Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Fellesforbundet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
    3. ^ "In English". United Federation of Trade Unions. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
    4. ^ "Norsk Transportarbeiderforbund". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
    • ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
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