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Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees

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Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees
Fagforbundet
HeadquartersOslo, Norway
Location
Members
374,428[1]
Key people
Mette Nord
AffiliationsLO
Websitefagforbundet.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[edit]

2003: Jan Davidsen
2013: Mette Nord

References[edit]

  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.