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Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions

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Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
Landsorganisasjonen i Norge
AbbreviationLO
Founded1899; 127 years ago (1899)
HeadquartersOslo, Norway
Location
Members1,038,502 (2025)
Key people
President Kine Asper Vistnes
AffiliationsITUC, ETUC, NFS
Websitelo.no
The headquarters of Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, LO (Folkets Hus) at Youngstorget in Oslo

The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (Norwegian: Landsorganisasjonen i Norge, LO) is a national trade union center, the largest and probably the most influential umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway. The 23 national unions[1] affiliated to the LO have 1,038,502 members as of 2025.[2] The majority of affiliated unions organizes traditional blue collar workers, but the largest affiliate is the Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees which makes up more than a third of all members.[3] LO is affiliated to the ITUC and the ETUC.

It was named the Workers' National Trade Union (Norwegian: Arbeidernes Faglige Landsorganisasjon, AFL) from 1899 to 1957.[4] Affiliated with the Labour Party throughout its history, several of LO's member unions have concurrently been member bodies in the Labour Party.[5]

The organization owns the Norwegian Labour Movement Archives and Library.[6]

Affiliates

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Current affiliates

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UnionAbbreviationFoundedMembership (2019)[7]
Norwegian Authors' Union2018
Cabin Crew Union NorwayNKF1978402
CreoCreo20019,533
Electrician and IT Workers' UnionEl & IT199940,225
Industri EnergiIE200656,220
Labour Press UnionAPF1909
National Union of Norwegian LocomotivemenNLF1893
Norwegian Airline Pilots AssociationNF1977
Norwegian Civil Service UnionNTL194753,087
Norwegian Engineers' and Managers' AssociationFLT195121,935
Norwegian Manual Therapist AssociationNMF2006
Norwegian Maritime Officers' UnionNSOF19957,106
Norwegian Players' AssociationNISO1995
Writers' Guild of NorwayNDF1938
Norwegian Prison and Probation Officers' UnionNFF1918
Norwegian Seafarers' UnionNSF191011,488
Norwegian Union of Food, Beverage and Allied WorkersNNN192328,221
Norwegian Union of General WorkersNAF189534,921
Norwegian Union of Military OfficersNOF18968,496
Norwegian Union of Municipal and General EmployeesNUMGE2003396,548
Norwegian Union of Railway WorkersNJF1892
Norwegian Union of School EmployeesSL19827,544
Norwegian Union of Social Educators and Social WorkersFO199231,000
Union of Employees in Commerce and OfficesHK197074,050
United Federation of Trade UnionsFF1988164,679

Former affiliates

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UnionAbbreviationFoundedLeftReason not affiliated[8]Membership (1924)[9]Membership (1963)[10]Membership (1991)[11]
Garment Workers' UnionBAF19691988Merged into FFN/AN/AN/A
Hotel and Restaurant Workers' UnionHRAF19312007Merged into FFN/A9,34516,036
National Union of District Police Officers19141984Disaffiliated800N/A
National Union of Postal ClerksPLF19031977Merged into DNP2,524N/A
Norwegian Air Force Officers' Union1956DisaffiliatedN/A1,660N/A
Norwegian Bakery and Confectionery Workers' UnionNBKF18931962Merged into NNN1,723N/AN/A
Norwegian Barbers' and Hairdressers' UnionNBFF1937Merged into NKF35N/AN/A
Norwegian Cockpit UnionCockpit20152016Merged into NFN/AN/AN/A
Norwegian Fire Brigades Union19091925Merged into NKFN/AN/A
Norwegian Graphical UnionNGF19672006Merged into FFN/AN/A14,894
Norwegian Lithographic and Chemographic Union19011967Merged into NGF4801,837N/A
Norwegian Musicians' UnionNM19112001Merged into CreoN/A1,2712,248
Norwegian Nurses' UnionNVF19621992Merged into FON/AN/A2,421
Norwegian Oil and Petrochemical UnionNOPEF19772006Merged into IEN/AN/A8,797
Norwegian Post and Communications UnionPOSTKOM20002020Merged into NUMGEN/AN/AN/A
Norwegian Post OrganisationDNP19772000Merged into POSTKOMN/AN/A15,442
Norwegian Social Workers' UnionNoSo19591992Merged into FON/AN/A4,726
Norwegian Telecommunication and Data Workers' UnionTD19881998Merged into EL&ITN/AN/A16,387
Norwegian Telecommunication OrganisationDNTO19091988Merged into TD1,638N/A
Norwegian Tobacco Workers' UnionNTF19101962Merged into NNN702N/AN/A
Norwegian Tramway Union19011921Merged into NKFN/AN/AN/A
Norwegian Transport Workers' UnionNTF18962019Merged into FF4,80221,60915,803
Norwegian Union of Bookbinders and Cardboard WorkersNBKF18981967Merged into NGF1,2464,556N/A
Norwegian Union of BricklayersNMF19001976Merged into NBIAF2,354[12]5,023N/A
Norwegian Union of Building Industry WorkersNBIAF19231988Merged into FF7,44051,394N/A
Norwegian Union of Cantors and OrganistsNKOF19042001Merged into CreoN/AN/A775
Norwegian Union of Chemical Industry WorkersNKIF19232006Merged into IE4,95530,59534,896
Norwegian Union of Child Welfare EducatorsNBF19691992Merged into FON/AN/A2,020
Norwegian Union of Clothing WorkersBAF18921969Merged into BAF1,08014,259N/A
Norwegian Union of Customs Officials1904Disaffiliated1,050N/A
Norwegian Union of Electricians and Power Station OfficialsNEKF19181999Merged into EL&IT1,46612,15227,151
Norwegian Union of Forestry and Land WorkersNSLF19271988Merged into FFN/A20,369N/A
Norwegian Union of Foundry Workers18981960Merged into NJMF1,650N/AN/A
Norwegian Union of Gold WorkersNGAF19091985Merged into NJMF4351,033N/A
Norwegian Union of Hide and Leather Workers19091973Merged into BAF4261,300N/A
Norwegian Union of Iron and MetalworkersNJMF18911988Merged into FF11,26575,028N/A
Norwegian Union of Journeymen Watchmakers19471983N/A89N/A
Norwegian Union of Marine Pilots1946N/A449N/A
Norwegian Union of Meat Industry WorkersNKIF19071970Merged into NNN5244,024N/A
Norwegian Union of Municipal EmployeesNKF19202003Merged into NUMGE5,83559,831200,320
Norwegian Union of Painters18961923Merged into NBIAFN/AN/AN/A
Norwegian Union of Paper Industry WorkersNPF19131988Merged into FF10,16219,088N/A
Norwegian Union of Planing Workers19111949Merged into NBIAF3,882N/AN/A
Norwegian Union of PoliceNPF19051997Merged into PF2,213N/A
Norwegian Union of Postal OfficialsDNP18841977Merged into DNP3,127N/A
Norwegian Union of PostmenNPF19012000Merged into POSTKOM9594,42614,498
Norwegian Union of Shoe Makers18901969Merged into BAF1,934[12]3,833N/A
Norwegian Union of Stone Industry Workers18941961Merged into NBIAF873N/AN/A
Norwegian Union of Telecommunication WorkersNTTF19301988Merged into TDN/A8,047N/A
Norwegian Union of Textile WorkersNTF19241969Merged into BAFN/A9,902N/A
Norwegian Union of Typographers18821967Merged into NGF7,4406,363N/A
Norwegian Union of Wood Industry WorkersNTAF19042009Merged into IE1,2005,7435,122
Wood Workers' Union of Norway18891923Merged into NBIAFN/AN/AN/A

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "LO-forbundene" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Medlemsveksten fortsetter i LO" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Ole Storeng (3 May 2013): Lederskifte gir ingen revolusjon (in Norwegian) Aftenposten, retrieved 6 May 2013
  4. ↑ Gran, Thorvald (1994). The State in the Modernization Process. The case of Norway 1850-1970 (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Ad Notam Gyldendal. p. 18. Retrieved 7 November 2009.[dead link]
  5. ↑ "Landsorganisasjonen i Norge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Halvorsen, Solveig (1995). "The Norwegian Labour Movement Archives And Library". Saothar. 20: 105–107. JSTOR 23197247.
  7. ↑ "The main associations for workers and other nationwide workers' organizations. Members as of December 31, 2001 - 2020". Statistics Norway. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  8. ↑ Nergaard, Kristine. "Bare 10 forbund uberørt de siste 55 årene". arbeidslivet.no. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Beretning for aaret. Oslo: Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. 1924.
  10. ↑ Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe. Vol. 2. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1965. p. 21.1–21.18.
  11. ↑ Foreign Labour Trends: Norway. US Department of Labor. 1992. pp. 18–19.
  12. 1 2 Figure is for 1923
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