Academic and Professional Unions

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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

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

UnionAbbreviationFoundedMembership (1983)
Architects' AssociationAFAG19821,354
Broadcasting Association1963521
National Association of Academy-Educated Officers1909771
Norwegian Agricultural Academics' UnionNLF19703,722
Norwegian Bar Association 19082,916
Norwegian Business Economists' UnionNSF19395,096
Norwegian Church Priests' Union19001,683
Norwegian Civil Engineers' AssociationNIF187417,908
Norwegian College Lecturers1899960
Norwegian Corporate Economists' UnionNBF635
Norwegian Dental Association18844,277
Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists NITO193626,010
Norwegian Folk High School Association1905460
Norwegian Lawyers' UnionNJ19664,714
Norwegian Pharmaceutical Union19581,617
Norwegian Physiotherapists' Union18954,536
Norwegian Professional Teachers' AssociationNF19746,434
Norwegian Social Economists' Union1908558
Norwegian Teachers' UnionNUFO189215,960
Norwegian Trade Teachers' Association19461,618
Norwegian Veterinary Association18881,232
Physiochemists' Union19622,205
Psychologists' Association19341,432
Researchers' Union19553,681

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References

  1. ↑ Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 520–525. ISBN   0333771125.
  2. 1 2 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.
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