The Norwegian Union of Paper Industry Workers ( no, Norsk Papirindustriarbeiderforbund, NPF) 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 involved in manufacturing paper 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 in 1913, as 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. By 1963, it had 19,088 members, but by 1987, this had fallen to 12,746. 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 Forestry and Land Workers The Norwegian Union of Forestry and Land Workers ( no, Norsk Skog- og Landarbeiderforbund, NSLF) was a trade union in Norway, organized under the national Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. It was founded in 1927 after the Julussa Conflict, ...

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 ...

Presidents

:1913: Andreas Bratvold :1938: Edvard Stenklev :1951: Kaare Pehrsen :1967: Olav Bratlie :1975: Rolf Hauge

References

Defunct trade unions of Norway Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions Trade unions established in 1913 Trade unions disestablished in 1988 1913 establishments in Norway Paper industry trade unions {{Norway-org-stub