Danish Union of Teachers

The Danish Union of Teachers (Danish: Danmarks Lærerforening or DLF) is a trade union in Denmark.

Danish Union of Teachers
Full nameDanish Union of Teachers
Native nameDanmarks Lærerforening
Founded1874
Members85,000 (2006)
AffiliationFH, EI, NLS
Key peopleAnders Bondo Christensen (President)
Office locationCopenhagen, Denmark
CountryDenmark
Websitewww.dlf.org

The union represents 97% of all primary and lower secondary teachers, and in 2005 it had a membership of 85,000.[1]

The union was founded in 1874. In 1952, it affiliated to the Confederation of Professionals in Denmark, and since 2019, it has been affiliated to its successor, the Danish Trade Union Confederation. It is also affiliated to Education International.[2][3]

References

  1. ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
  2. Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 180. ISBN 0333771125.
  3. "Hvem er FH's medlemmer?". FH. Retrieved 5 February 2020.


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