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Norwegian Union Of Bookbinders And Cardboard Workers
The Norwegian Union of Bookbinders and Cardboard Workers ( no, Norsk Bokbinder- og Kartonasjearbeiderforbund, NBKF) was a trade union representing workers involved in bookbinding and manufacturing packaging in Norway. The union was founded on 1 January 1898, and it affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions in 1900. By 1924, it had 1,246 members, and by 1963, this had grown to 4,556.{{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 1930, it adopted its final name. In 1967, it merged with the Norwegian Lithographic and Chemographic Union and the Norwegian Union of Typographers, to form the Norwegian Graphical Union The Norwegian Graphical Union ( no, Norsk Grafisk Forbund, NGF) was a trade union representing workers in the printing industry and related trades, in Norway. History The union was founded in 1967, when the Norwegian Unio ... [...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] |
Norwegian Confederation Of Trade Unions
The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions ( no, Landsorganisasjonen i Norge, LO) is a national trade union center, decidedly the largest and probably the most influential umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway. The 21 national unions affiliated to the LO have almost 1,000,000 members of a Norwegian population of 5 million. 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. LO is affiliated to the ITUC and the ETUC. It was named the Workers' National Trade Union ( no, Arbeidernes Faglige Landsorganisasjon, AFL) from 1899 to 1957. Affiliated with the Labour Party throughout its history, several of LO's member unions have concurrently been member bodies in the Labour Party. The organization owns the Norwegian Labour Movement Archives and Library. Affiliates Current affiliates Former affiliates See also *L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Lithographic And Chemographic Union
The Norwegian Lithographic and Chemographic Union ( no, Norsk Litograf- og Kjemigrafforbund was a trade union representing printers in Norway. The union was founded in 1901, as the Norwegian Lithographic Union. It affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. In 1911, it absorbed the Chemographic Union, creating a separate section for chemographers in 1919, and adding "Chemographic" to its name in 1937. The union had only 480 members in 1924, and grew slowly; by 1963, it had 1,837 members.{{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 1967, it merged with the Norwegian Union of Bookbinders and Cardboard Workers and the Norwegian Union of Typographers, to form the Norwegian Graphical Union The Norwegian Graphical Union ( no, Norsk Grafisk Forbund, NGF) was a trade union representing workers in the printing industry and related trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Union Of Typographers
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 Boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Graphical Union
The Norwegian Graphical Union ( no, Norsk Grafisk Forbund, NGF) was a trade union representing workers in the printing industry and related trades, in Norway. History The union was founded in 1967, when the Norwegian Union of Typographers merged with the Norwegian Union of Bookbinders and Cardboard Workers, and the Norwegian Lithographers' and Chemographers' Union. It affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. By 1996, it had 14,210 members, and by 2005, it had declined to 12,200, of whom, almost half were retired. In 2006, the union merged into the United Federation of Trade Unions The United Federation of Trade Unions ( no, Fellesforbundet) is a general union in Norway. With a membership of 150,000 it is the largest private sector union in the country. History The union is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of T .... Presidents :1967: Roald Halvorsen :1967: Arne Li :1971: Reidar Langås :1974: Arild Kalvik :1983: Kjell Christoffersen :1991: F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Trade Unions Of Norway
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Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1898 Establishments In Norway
Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island. * January 13 – Novelist Émile Zola's open letter to the President of the French Republic on the Dreyfus affair, ''J'Accuse…!'', is published on the front page of the Paris daily newspaper ''L'Aurore'', accusing the government of wrongfully imprisoning Alfred Dreyfus and of antisemitism. * February 12 – The automobile belonging to Henry Lindfield of Brighton rolls out of control down a hill in Purley, London, England, and hits a tree; thus he becomes the world's first fatality from an automobile accident on a public highway. * February 15 – Spanish–American War: The USS ''Maine'' explodes and sinks in Havana Harbor, Cuba, for reasons never fully established, killing 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Unions Established In 1898
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market. An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct exchange of goods and services for other goods and services, i.e. trading things without the use of money. Modern traders generally negotiate through a medium of exchange, such as money. As a result, buying can be separated from selling, or earning. The invention of money (and letter of credit, paper money, and non-physical money) greatly simplified and promoted trade. Trade between two traders is called bilateral trade, while trade involving more than two traders is called multilateral trade. In one modern view, trade exists due to specialization and the division of labour, a predominant form of economic activity in which individuals and groups concentrate on a small aspect of production, but use their output in trades for other products ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
