Academic and Professional Unions

Norwegian national trade union centre

The Academic and Professional Unions (Norwegian: Akademikernes Fellesorganisasjon, AF) was a national trade union centre in Norway, representing workers with a degree or equivalent qualification.

The federation was established in 1975, when the Federation of Higher Civil Servants merged with the Norwegian Association of Academics. By 1996, it had 27 affiliates, with a total of 246,961 members.[1] However, that year, the Norwegian Medical Association disaffiliated, followed in 1997 by the Norwegian Civil Engineers' Association and several smaller unions, many of which formed the rival Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations.[2]

The remainder of the federation tried to negotiate a merger with the Confederation of Vocational Unions, but could not agree terms. Instead, in 2001, it dissolved, with most of its remaining affiliates forming the new Confederation of Unions for Professionals.[2]

## Affiliates

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In 1983, the following unions were affiliated:[3]

Union | Abbreviation | Founded | Membership (1983)

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Architects' Association | AFAG | 1982 | 1,354
Broadcasting Association |  | 1963 | 521
National Association of Academy-Educated Officers |  | 1909 | 771
Norwegian Agricultural Academics' Union | NLF | 1970 | 3,722
Norwegian Bar Association |  | 1908 | 2,916
Norwegian Business Economists' Union | NSF | 1939 | 5,096
Norwegian Church Priests' Union |  | 1900 | 1,683
Norwegian Civil Engineers' Association | NIF | 1874 | 17,908
Norwegian College Lecturers |  | 1899 | 960
Norwegian Corporate Economists' Union | NBF |  | 635
Norwegian Dental Association |  | 1884 | 4,277
Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists  | NITO | 1936 | 26,010
Norwegian Folk High School Association |  | 1905 | 460
Norwegian Lawyers' Union | NJ | 1966 | 4,714
Norwegian Pharmaceutical Union |  | 1958 | 1,617
Norwegian Physiotherapists' Union |  | 1895 | 4,536
Norwegian Professional Teachers' Association | NF | 1974 | 6,434
Norwegian Social Economists' Union |  | 1908 | 558
Norwegian Teachers' Union | NUFO | 1892 | 15,960
Norwegian Trade Teachers' Association |  | 1946 | 1,618
Norwegian Veterinary Association |  | 1888 | 1,232
Physiochemists' Union |  | 1962 | 2,205
Psychologists' Association |  | 1934 | 1,432
Researchers' Union |  | 1955 | 3,681

## References

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1. ^ Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 520–525\. ISBN 0333771125.
2. ^ a b Bergh, Trond. Et akademisk fellesskap: Akademikernes fellesorganisasjon 1975-2001. ISBN 9788241903489.
3. ^ Hernes, Gudmund; Marøen, Atle (1985). Fagbevegelsen og arbeidslivet (PDF). Oslo: FAFO. ISBN 8299118735. Retrieved 13 November 2020.