The Norwegian Central Union of Book Printers ( no, Norsk Centralforening for Boktrykkere, FFNB) 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

typographer Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable and appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, line-spacing ( leading), an ...

s and those in related trades in Norway. The union was founded on 1 October 1882, the first trade union to be formed in Norway. It was initially named the Norwegian Central Travel Fund for Book Printers, but adopted its better-known name in 1885. In 1889, it led a lengthy strike in Oslo, after which it adopted the form of a modern trade union. It later 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 union ...

. The union had 7,440 members in 1924, but this then declined slightly, to 6,363 in 1963.{{cite book , title=Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe , volume=2 , date=1965 , publisher=United States Department of Labor , location=Washington DC , page=21.1–21.18 In 1957, it renamed itself as the Norwegian Union of Typographers. In 1967, it merged with the Norwegian Lithographic and Chemographic Union and the Norwegian Union of Bookbinders and Cardboard Workers, to form the

Norwegian Graphical Union The Norwegian Graphical Union ( no, Norsk Grafisk Forbund, NGF) was a trade union representing workers in the printing industry and related trades, in Norway. History The union was founded in 1967, when the Norwegian Union of Typographers merged ...

Presidents

:1882: Friedrich Paul Schulze :1888: Olaf Bergenn :1888: Martin Johannesen :1889: Lars Thuesen :1891: Friedrich Paul Schulze :1895: Gottfred Samuelsen :1899: Peder Olsen :1901: Niels Jul-Larsen :1902: Hjalmar Jansen :1903:

Ole O. Lian Ole Olsen Lian (10 November 1868 – 20 February 1925) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party (Norway), Labour Party. He was born in Tønsberg. In April 1891 in Oslo, Kristiania he married Elida Josefine Karoline ...

:1905: August Bosse :1907: M. N. Aarstad :1908:

:1911: Oscar Ruud :1924: Leopold Rungstad :1928:

Olav Hindahl Olav Hindahl (17 October 1892, Stavanger – 14 June 1963, Oslo) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. He started his career as a typographer, and became involved in the local labour union. He rose up the ladde ...

:1935: Emil Torkildsen :1962: Roald Halvorsen

References

Defunct trade unions of Norway Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions 1882 establishments in Norway Printing trade unions Trade unions established in 1882 Trade unions disestablished in 1967