Norwegian Post Organisation

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Norwegian Post Organisation
Merged into Norwegian Union of Postmen
Formation1977
Dissolved2000
TypeTrade Union

The Norwegian Post Organisation (Norwegian : Den norske Postorganisasjon, DNP) was a trade union representing postal workers in Norway.

The union was founded in 1977, when the National Union of Postal Clerks merged with the Norwegian Union of Postal Officials. [1] It affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, and by 1983, it had 13,015 members. This rose to 14,366 in 1996. [2]

In 2000, the union merged with the Norwegian Union of Postmen, to form the Norwegian Post and Communications Union. [3]

Presidents

1977: Gunnar Solvang
1981: Anders Renolen
1985: Arild Øynes
c.1990: Morten Øye
1999: Randi Løvland

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References

  1. "Den norske Postorganisasjon". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 522. ISBN   0333771125.
  3. ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN   0-9543811-5-7.