National Union of Norwegian Locomotivemen

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The National Union of Norwegian Locomotivemen (Norwegian : Norsk Lokomotivmannsforbund, NLF) is a trade union representing train drivers in Norway.

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History

The union was founded on 22 October 1893 as the Norwegian National Locomotive Personnel Union, and joined the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions in 1919. [1] By 1963, the union had 2,049 members, [2] and this has since declined to around 1,700.

Presidents

1893: Karl Andersen
1901: Ludvig O. Bauer
1908: Emil Sandberg
1911: Thorvald Nordahl
1916: Jens Kraft Lund
1919: Sigurd Iversen
1924: Emil Sandberg
1925: Robert Lund
1931: Thorleif Narvestad
1950: Mathias Heggestad
1961: Oluf Andreas Anfinsen
1975: Gunnar Tønder
1989: Oddvar Skaar
1991: Øystein Aslaksen
2011: Rolf Ringdal

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References

  1. "Norsk Lokomotivmannsforbund". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe. Vol. 2. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1965. p. 21.121.18.

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