The Danish Postal Union ( da, Dansk Postforbund, DPF) was a
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 ...
representing people working for the Postvæsenet department of the Danish government.
The union was founded in 1908, and affiliated to the
Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). It represented
blue collar worker
A blue-collar worker is a working class person who performs manual labor. Blue-collar work may involve skilled or unskilled labor. The type of work may involving manufacturing, warehousing, mining, excavation, electricity generation and power ...
s, such as delivery and sorting staff.
In 1995,
Post Danmark
Post Danmark A/S is the national provider of postal services in Denmark. It was established as a fully state-owned stock holder's company in 1995 following political liberalization efforts. Post Danmark had taken over the mail delivery concessi ...
was established, to take over the Danish postal service. The DPF objected to the change, and refused to co-operate with the new organisation in implementing changes to working practices. Newly recruited staff were placed on contracts, rather than becoming
civil servants. Under LO rules, this meant they were not eligible to join the DPF, instead joining the
Danish General Workers' Union (SID). This led membership of the DPF to decline rapidly, and at the start of 2001, the DPF merged into the SID.
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References
Postal trade unions
Trade unions in Denmark
Trade unions established in 1908
Trade unions disestablished in 2001