Norwegian Oil and Petrochemical Union

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The Norwegian Oil and Petrochemical Union (Norwegian : Norsk Olje- og Petrokjemisk Fagforbund, NOPEF) was a trade union representing workers in the oil and petrochemical sector in Norway.

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The union was founded in 1977, and immediately affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. By 1996, it had 12,334 members. [1]

In 2006, it merged with the Norwegian Union of Chemical Industry Workers, to form Industri Energi. [2]

Presidents

1977: Lars Anders Myhre
2000: Leif Sande

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References

  1. Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 522. ISBN   0333771125.
  2. "Industri Energi the Result of NOPEF, Norsk Kjemisk Merger in Norway". IndustriALL. Retrieved 8 November 2020.