The Norwegian Lithographic and Chemographic Union ( was a

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

representing printers in Norway. The union was founded in 1901, as the Norwegian Lithographic Union. It affiliated to the

Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (, 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 affiliated to the LO have almo ...

. In 1911, it absorbed the Chemographic Union, creating a separate section for chemographers in 1919, and adding "Chemographic" to its name in 1937. The union had only 480 members in 1924, and grew slowly; by 1963, it had 1,837 members.{{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 1967, it merged with the Norwegian Union of Bookbinders and Cardboard Workers and the Norwegian Union of Typographers, to form the

Norwegian Graphical Union The Norwegian Graphical Union (, 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 with the Norwegian Union o ...

Presidents

:1901: Edv. Christensen :1908: A. P. Nielsen :1909: Hilmar Larsen :1912: Karl Johannesen :1913: K. J. Michelsen :1914: Robert Kopp :1934: Eivind Nilsen :1957: Arne Li

References

Defunct trade unions of Norway Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions 1901 establishments in Norway Lithographers' trade unions Trade unions established in 1901 Trade unions disestablished in 1967