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Norwegian Central Union Of Book Printers
The Norwegian Central Union of Book Printers ( no, Norsk Centralforening for Boktrykkere, FFNB) was a trade union representing typographers and those in related trades in Norway. The union was founded on 1 October 1882, the first trade union to be formed in Norway. It was initially named the Norwegian Central Travel Fund for Book Printers, but adopted its better-known name in 1885. In 1889, it led a lengthy strike in Oslo, after which it adopted the form of a modern trade union. It later affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. The union had 7,440 members in 1924, but this then declined slightly, to 6,363 in 1963.{{cite book , title=Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe , volume=2 , date=1965 , publisher=United States Department of Labor , location=Washington DC , page=21.1–21.18 In 1957, it renamed itself as the Norwegian Union of Typographers. In 1967, it merged with the Norwegian Lithographic and Chemographic Union and the Norwegian Union of Bookb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Union
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits (such as holiday, health care, and retirement), improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees (rules governing promotions, just-cause conditions for termination) and protecting the integrity of their trade through the increased bargaining power wielded by solidarity among workers. Trade unions typically fund their head office and legal team functions through regularly imposed fees called ''union dues''. The delegate staff of the trade union representation in the workforce are usually made up of workplace volunteers who are often appointed by members in democratic elections. The trade union, through an elected leadership and bargaining committee, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
