The Norwegian Civil Service Union ( no, Norsk Tjenestemannslag, NTL) is 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 civil servants in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. The union was founded on 1 November 1947 and affiliated to the

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 ...

. By the end of the year, it had 800 members, but by 1965, this had grown to 25,000, making the largest union of civil servants in the country. Its membership is now more than 50,000.

Presidents

:1947: Reidar Gigernes :1950: Thorvald Karlsen :1978: Dagfinn Habberstad :1988: Jan Werner Hansen :1998: Turid Lilleheie :2010: John Leirvaag :2018: Kjersti Barsok

References

Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions Trade unions established in 1947 Civil service trade unions {{Europe-trade-union-stub