The National Union of Norwegian Locomotivemen ( no, Norsk Lokomotivmannsforbund, NLF) 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 ( ...
representing train drivers in Norway.
History
The union was founded on 22 October 1893 as the Norwegian National Locomotive Personnel Union, and joined 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 ...
in 1919. By 1963, the union had 2,049 members,
and this has since declined to around 1,700.
Presidents
:1893: Karl Andersen
:1901: Ludvig O. Bauer
:1908: Emil Sandberg
:1911: Thorvald Nordahl
:1916: Jens Kraft Lund
:1919: Sigurd Iversen
:1924: Emil Sandberg
:1925: Robert Lund
:1931: Thorleif Narvestad
:1950: Mathias Heggestad
:1961: Oluf Andreas Anfinsen
:1975: Gunnar Tønder
:1989: Oddvar Skaar
:1991: Øystein Aslaksen
:2011: Rolf Ringdal
References
Further reading
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External links
*{{official website, https://www.lokmann.no/
Railway labor unions
Trade unions established in 1893
Trade unions in Norway