Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees

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Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees
Fagforbundet
Headquarters Oslo, Norway
Location
Members
374,428 [1]
Key people
Mette Nord
Affiliations LO
Website fagforbundet.no

The Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees (Norwegian : Fagforbundet) is a trade union in Norway. It has a membership of over 400,000 and is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO).

It was founded in 2003 as a merger of the Norwegian Union of Municipal Employees and the Norwegian Association of Health and Social Care Personnel. [2] In 2020, it was joined by the Norwegian Post and Communications Union. [3]

Presidents

2003: Jan Davidsen
2013: Mette Nord

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References

  1. "03546: Central organisations and other nation-wide associations for wage earners. Members per 31 December 2001 - 2019". Statistics Norway. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN   0-9543811-5-7.
  3. "Postkom går inn i Fagforbundet". Fagforbundet. Retrieved 8 November 2020.