The Danish Union of Professional Technicians (

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

: Teknisk Landsforbund, TL) is 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 ( ...

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. It is an affiliate of the

Danish Confederation of Trade Unions LO, The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (Danish: ''LO, Landsorganisationen i Danmark'' or simply ''LO'') was founded in 1898 and was an umbrella organisation (the largest of the three national trade union centers in Denmark) for 18 Danish tra ...

History

The Danish Union of Professional Technicians was founded in 1919. It became a member of LO in 1994.

Location

The Danish Union of Professional Technicians is based in Teknikernes Hus ("The Technicians' House") at

Nørre Voldgade Nørre Voldgade ( lit. "North Rampart Street") is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs north-east from Jarmers Plads for approximately 600 metres to Gothersgade where it turns into Øster Voldgade. The succession of Nørre Voldgade, ...

12 in central Copenhagen. The building is the former headquarters of

Kastrup Glasværk Kastrup Glasværk was a Danish glassworks located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Kastrup Glasværk was also the parent company of Hellerup Glasværk, in Odense and Aarhus Glasværk in Aarhus. History Kastrup Glasværk was founded on 12 October 1847 by C ...

. It is from 1892 and was designed by the architect Philip Smidth.

References

External links

Official site
Danish Confederation of Trade Unions Trade unions in Denmark 1919 establishments in Denmark {{Denmark-org-stub