The Norwegian Union of Textile Workers ( no, Norsk Tekstilarbeiderforbund, NTF) 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 the textile industry 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 1924, 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 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 1968, it had 8,650 members. The following year, it merged with the

Norwegian Union of Clothing Workers The Norwegian Union of Clothing Workers ( no, Norsk Bekledningsarbeiderforbund, BAF) was a trade union in Norway, organized under the national Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. It was founded in 1892 as the Norwegian Tailors' Union (''Norsk ...

and the

Norwegian Union of Shoe Makers The Norwegian Union of Shoe Makers ( no, Norsk Skotøyarbeiderforbund) was a trade union representing workers in the shoe manufacturing industry in Norway. The union was founded in 1890, and affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions ...

, forming 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 ...

Presidents

:1924: Ingvald Olsen :1945: Alf Andersen :1951: Olav Bruvik :1962: Gulbrand Brauer :1967: Bjarne Baardsen

References

{{Reflist Defunct trade unions of Norway Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions Trade unions established in 1924 Trade unions disestablished in 1969 Textile and clothing trade unions