The Confederation of Vocational Unions ( no, Yrkesorganisasjonenes Sentralforbund, YS) is a

national trade union center A national trade union center (or national center or central) is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. In some regions, such a ...

, an

umbrella organization An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions who work together formally to coordinate activities and/or pool resources. In business, political, and other environments, it provides resources and ofte ...

labour 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 (su ...

s 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 the ...

. It was established in 1977 as a non-partisan alternative 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 ...

(LO). It is affiliated to the

International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund (IGB), link=no; es, Confederación Sindical Internacional (CSI), link=no. is the world's largest trade union federation. History The federation w ...

, the

European Trade Union Confederation The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is the major trade union organisation representing workers at the European level. In its role as a European social partner, the ETUC works both in a consulting role with the European Commission and ...

, the

Council of Nordic Trade Unions The Council of Nordic Trade Unions (NFS) is a regional trade union federation. It represents 9 million members from 16 national trade unions in the Nordic countries of Europe. It was founded in 1972, and has close ties with the Baltic Sea Trade Un ...

and the

Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD The Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) is the interface of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with organized labour. TUAC has 59 affiliated trade union centres in 31 OECD countries, representing more ...

Affiliates

Presidents

:1977: Egil Sandberg :1981:

Eldri Langåker Eldri Langåker (born 3 March 1944) is a Norwegian trade unionist. She worked in Televerket from 1962 to 1987, but had a long trade union career. From 1973 to 1979 she was deputy leader of the trade union Kvinnelige Telegraf- og Telefonfunksjonæ ...

:1986:

Gunnar Caspersen Gunnar Caspersen (1932/1933 – 8 February 2000) was a Norwegian trade unionist. He started his career as a union representative in the bank Den norske Creditbank, and became informational secretary in Norske Bankfunksjonærers Forbund in 1965. I ...

(acting) :1987:

Jan Andersen-Gott Jan Andersen-Gott (born 5 October 1941 in Vågå, Oppland) is a Norwegian naval officer and trade unionist. He was born in Vågå, and lives at Jarmyra. He took his education at the Norwegian Naval Academy and the ''Sjøforsvarets stabsskole'', w ...

:1993:

Eva Bjøreng Eva Bjøreng (born 23 January 1953) is a Norwegian trade unionist. She was born in Notodden. She started her career in banking, became a union representative in Kreditkassen and became a leading figure in the Finance Sector Union of Norway. From ...

:1996:

Randi Bjørgen Randi Bjørgen (born 27 June 1947) is a Norwegian trade unionist. A biological engineer by profession, she led the Kommunale Funksjonærers Landsforbund from 1987 to 1996, and from 1996 to 2006 she led the Confederation of Vocational Unions Th ...

:2006:

Tore Eugen Kvalheim Tore Eugen Kvalheim (born 4 March 1959) is a Norwegian trade unionist. An infantry captain in the Norwegian Army, he became chief of negotiation in the trade union Norwegian Military Officers' Association. In 2001 he became leader of ''YS Stat'', ...

:2013: Jorunn Berland

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