HK Denmark ( da, HK Danmark), is a Danish
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 clerical workers, workers in retail, and in related industries.
The union was founded in 1900, as the Central Organisation of Danish Trade and Office Aid Associations, later becoming the Union of Commercial and Clerical Employees in Denmark. In 1932, it affiliated to the
Danish Confederation of Trade Unions
LO, The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (Danish: ''LO, Landsorganisationen i Danmark'' or simply ''LO'') was founded in 1898 and was an umbrella organisation (the largest of the three national trade union centers in Denmark) for 18 Danish tra ...
(LO).
By 1975, the union had 155,000 members, and this grew steadily, peaking at 360,000 members in 1999. From 1990 until 2004, it was the largest union in Denmark. In 2000, the
Graphics Federation
The Graphics Federation ( da, Grafisk Forbund, GF) was a trade union representing workers in the graphics and printing industries in Denmark.
For many years, the three main printing industry unions in Denmark, the Danish Bookbinders' and Stationer ...
and the Railway Association both joined HK.
The union's membership had since fallen, and as of 2018, it had 179,262 members, making it the second-largest union in the country.
Since 1987, the union has been organised in sectors: HK/Municipal and HK/State, for the public sector, and HK/Commerce and HK/Private, for the private sector. HK/Private was formed in 2003, when HK/Industry merged with HK/Service. Since 2019, it has been affiliated to the
Danish Trade Union Confederation (FH), the successor of LO.
Presidents
:1900: Axel Gundel
:1903: Aage Hylsted
:1909: Christians Ingvoldsen
:1910: Jens Johansen
:1932: Julius Hansen
:1938: Gustav Pedersen
:1949: Erling Dinesen
:1963: Henry Gran
:1969: Max Harvøe
:1979: Jørgen Eiberg
:1993: John Dahl
:2008: Kim Simonsen
:2021: Anja C. Jensen
References
External links
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Clerical trade unions
Danish Confederation of Trade Unions
Trade unions in Denmark
Trade unions established in 1900
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