Electrician and IT Workers' Union

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Electrician and IT Workers' Union
EL og IT Forbundet
Founded1999
Headquarters Oslo, Norway
Location
Members
42,000 (2022) [1]
Key people
Jan Olav Andersen, president
Affiliations LO
Website www.elogit.no

The Electrician and IT Workers' Union (Norwegian : EL og IT Forbundet, EL og IT) is a trade union in Norway.

The union was formed by the 1999 merger of the Norwegian Union of Electricians and Power Station Workers, and the Norwegian Telecommunication and Data Workers' Union. [2]

EL og IT Forbundet has a membership of over 42,000 and is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). [3]

Presidents

1999: Anders Kristoffersen
2001: Hans O. Felix
2015: Jan Olav Andersen

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References

  1. "Emil (20) sørget for at EL og IT Forbundet nå har passert 42.000 medlemmer". Statistics Norway. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. Viggen, Knut (6 July 2018). "100 år med kamp, konflikt og samarbeid". Frifagbevegelse. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN   0-9543811-5-7.