Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
The Landsorganisasjonen i Norge, LO short, is Norway's largest umbrella organization of trade union organizations. The organization consists of 23 trade union federations with 830 000 members. The LO was established on 1 April 1899 as work ern faglige Landsorganisasjon and bears its present name since 1957. The organization is about the DGB in Germany.
Formally, the LO is non-partisan. Historically, the LO has been but always characterized by socialist and social democratic ideologies. Also, organization and staffing, there was and is a close integration with the Socialist Worker's Party (Det norske Arbeiderparti ). The unionists were years in Det norske Arbeiderparti collective members.
Organizational structure
Even if individual members may be direct members in the LO, most members are organized in one of the 23 trade union federations that are members of LO are. The size of the trade unions varies 1000-300000 members. The trade union organizations include single or multiple professions. Of the 830 000 members at the time of the LO are 600,000 employed; representing about 25% of workers across the country.
Highest decision-making organ of the LO is the Congress, which is held every 4 years. The representatives meet twice a year; the secretariat to act that does the everyday business, on the other hand meets weekly. The board of the LO consists of 8 people.
Internationally
LO is a member of the International Trade Union Confederation ( ITUC ), a merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ( ICFTU ) ( in Norway also peace faglige Internasjonale (FFI ) called ) and the World Confederation of Labour ( WCL ). ITUC represents 166 million workers in 309 affiliated organizations in 156 countries.
Membership Development
Timeline of Chairman
During the Second World War, the Landsorganisasjon went into the ground. Chairman of the nazified LO, the part that was interested in a collaboration with the German occupying forces, were:
Fossum was discontinued in March 1945. The freely elected president in 1939, continued after the end of World War II continued his work.
- To 1965: Konrad Nordahl
- 1965-1969: Parelius Mentsen
- 1969-1977: Tor Aspengren
- 1977-1987: Tor Halvorsen
- 1987-1989: Leif Haraldseth
- 1989-2001: Yngve Hågensen
- 2001-2007: Gerd- Liv Valla
- From 2007: Roar Flåthen
Member Associations
Overview of the member associations in October 2006. The number in parentheses indicates the number of members on 31 December 2004.
- Arbeiderbevegelsens Presseforbund (870)
- EL & IT Forbundet (36 389)
- Fagforbundet (289 273)
- Fellesforbundet ( 133 745 )
- Heads organization Jonen ( 20 697 )
- Forbundet for Ledelse above Teknikk ( 17 283 )
- Trade og Kontor i Norge (59 970)
- Hotell -og Restaurantarbeiderforbundet (10 512)
- Industri Energi ( 44 878 )
- Musikernes fellesorganisasjon ( 6673 )
- Norges Offisersforbund ( 6268 )
- Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund (29 912)
- Norsk Fengsels -og Friomsorgsforbund ( 3678 )
- Norsk Jernbaneforbund ( 14 694 )
- Norsk Lokomotivmannsforbund ( 2128 )
- Norsk Nærings -og Nytelsesmiddelarbeiderforbund ( 31 869 )
- Postkom ( 24 635 )
- Norsk Sjømannsforbund (12 282)
- Norsk Tjenestemannslag (46 640)
- Norsk Transportarbeiderforbund (16 235)
- Norsk Treindustriarbeiderforbund ( 4758 )
- Norske Idrettsutøveres Sentralorganisasjon (675 )
- Skolenes Landsforbund ( 4401 )
Affiliated organizations
As of October 2006.
- A presses
- Ern work Opplysningsforbund
- Arbeiderbevegelsens Folkehøgskole Ringsaker
- Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
- Ern work Edruskapsforbund
- Fafo
- Folkeferie
- Folkets Hus Landsforbund
- Framfylkingen
- Humanistiske sosialdemokrater
- Kristne work Dere
- Norsk Folkehjelp
- Norsk Industriarbeidermuseum
- Olavskulen Folkehøgskule
- Radio Riks
- Sparebank 1 Group
- Sørmarka
- Tides Norsk Forlag