The Norwegian Union of Planing Workers ( no, Norsk høvleriarbeiderforbund) 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 workers in saw mills and related fields in Norway. The union was founded on 1 September 1911, as the Norwegian Sawmill, Site and Planing Workers' Union, a split from the

Norwegian Union of General Workers The Norwegian Union of General Workers ( no, Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund, NAF) is a trade union in Norway. It has a membership of 33,000 and is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). The union was founded on 13 April 1895 ...

. It 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 1924, the union had 3,882 members. In 1949, the union merged into the

Norwegian Union of Building Workers The Norwegian Union of Building Industry Workers ( no, Norsk Bygningsindustriarbeiderforbund, NBIAF) was a trade union in Norway, organized under the national Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. It was founded in 1923 as the Norwegian Union o ...

, which renamed itself as the "Norwegian Union of Building Industry Workers".

Presidents

:1912: Andreas Juell :1915: Hans Eriksen :1945: John Wivegh

References

{{Reflist Defunct trade unions of Norway Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions Trade unions established in 1911 Trade unions disestablished in 1949 Building and construction trade unions