The Norwegian Union of Forestry and Land Workers ( no, Norsk Skog- og Landarbeiderforbund, NSLF) was a

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, organized under the national

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 ...

. It was founded in 1927 after the

Julussa Conflict Julussa is a river in Innlandet county, Norway. The river flows through the Julussdalen valley in the municipalities of Elverum and Åmot. The river begins at the lake Bergesjøen which sits at an elevation of above sea level. From Bergesjøen, ...

, and experienced the Randsfjord Conflict from 1930 to 1935. In addition to forestry and farm workers, it organized timber rafters, market gardeners and other rural workers. By 1963, the union had 20,369 members. In 1988, the union merged with the

Garment Workers' Union The Garment Workers' Union ( no, Bekledningsarbeiderforbundet, BAF) was a trade union representing workers in the clothing industry in Norway. History The union was founded in 1969, when the Norwegian Union of Clothing Workers merged with the Nor ...

, the

Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers The Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers ( no, Norsk Jern- og Metallarbeiderforbund, NJMF) was a trade union representing workers in the metal industry, workshops, and shipbuilding in Norway. The union was founded in 1891, and in 1905 it joine ...

, the

Norwegian Union of Building Industry 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 ...

and the

Norwegian Union of Paper Industry Workers The Norwegian Union of Paper Industry Workers ( no, Norsk Papirindustriarbeiderforbund, NPF) was a trade union representing workers involved in manufacturing paper in Norway. The union was founded in 1913, as a split from the Norwegian Union of G ...

, to form 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 ...

. It had about 7,200 members before the merger.

Presidents

:1927: Johan Ødegård :1931: Peder H. Vestad :1933: Martin Liengen :1937: Alfred Ljøner :1956: Klaus Kjelsrud :1973: Knut Nakken :1981: Svein Morgenlien :1987: Torstein Lund

References

Defunct trade unions of Norway Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions Trade unions established in 1927 1927 establishments in Norway Trade unions disestablished in 1988 Agriculture and forestry trade unions Timber industry trade unions Agricultural organisations based in Norway {{Norway-org-stub