The Norwegian Police Federation ( no, Politiets Fellesforbund) is the

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 ...

which organizes employees from all levels within the police force. The federation is a member of the Confederation of Unions for Professionals, Norway and the

European Confederation of Police The European Confederation of Police (EuroCOP) is the umbrella organization umbrella organisation for 30 police unions and staff organisations in Europe. Representing the interests of over 250,000 police officers in 25 European countries, it was fo ...

. It is illegal for police officers to

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. The organization was established in 1997. Arne Johannessen was head of the organisation from 2000 to May 2013.

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