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Academic and Professional Unions

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The Academic and Professional Unions (Norwegian: Akademikernes Fellesorganisasjon, AF) was a national trade union centre in Norway, representing workers with a degree or equivalent qualification.

The federation was established in 1975, when the Federation of Higher Civil Servants merged with the Norwegian Association of Academics. By 1996, it had 27 affiliates, with a total of 246,961 members.[1] However, that year, the Norwegian Medical Association disaffiliated, followed in 1997 by the Norwegian Civil Engineers' Association and several smaller unions, many of which formed the rival Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations.[2]

The remainder of the federation tried to negotiate a merger with the Confederation of Vocational Unions, but could not agree terms. Instead, in 2001, it dissolved, with most of its remaining affiliates forming the new Confederation of Unions for Professionals.[2]

Affiliates

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In 1983, the following unions were affiliated:[3]

Union Abbreviation Founded Membership (1983)
Architects' Association AFAG 1982 1,354
Broadcasting Association 1963 521
National Association of Academy-Educated Officers 1909 771
Norwegian Agricultural Academics' Union NLF 1970 3,722
Norwegian Bar Association 1908 2,916
Norwegian Business Economists' Union NSF 1939 5,096
Norwegian Church Priests' Union 1900 1,683
Norwegian Civil Engineers' Association NIF 1874 17,908
Norwegian College Lecturers 1899 960
Norwegian Corporate Economists' Union NBF 635
Norwegian Dental Association 1884 4,277
Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists NITO 1936 26,010
Norwegian Folk High School Association 1905 460
Norwegian Lawyers' Union NJ 1966 4,714
Norwegian Pharmaceutical Union 1958 1,617
Norwegian Physiotherapists' Union 1895 4,536
Norwegian Professional Teachers' Association NF 1974 6,434
Norwegian Social Economists' Union 1908 558
Norwegian Teachers' Union NUFO 1892 15,960
Norwegian Trade Teachers' Association 1946 1,618
Norwegian Veterinary Association 1888 1,232
Physiochemists' Union 1962 2,205
Psychologists' Association 1934 1,432
Researchers' Union 1955 3,681

References

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  1. ^ Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 520–525. ISBN 0333771125.
  2. ^ a b Bergh, Trond. Et akademisk fellesskap: Akademikernes fellesorganisasjon 1975-2001. ISBN 9788241903489.
  3. ^ Hernes, Gudmund; Marøen, Atle (1985). Fagbevegelsen og arbeidslivet (PDF). Oslo: FAFO. ISBN 8299118735. Retrieved 13 November 2020.