Norwegian Civil Service Union
The Norwegian Civil Service Union (Norwegian: Norsk Tjenestemannslag, NTL) is a trade union representing civil servants in Norway.
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| Full name | Norwegian Civil Service Union |
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| Native name | Norsk Tjenestemannslag |
| Founded | 1 November 1947 |
| Members | 50,000 |
| Affiliation | LO, PSI |
| Key people | John Leirvaag, president |
| Office location | Oslo, Norway |
| Country | Norway |
| Website | www.ntl.no |
Members of the Norwegian trade union Norsk Tjenestemannslag (The Norwegian Civil Service Union) during a strike in 2012.
The union was founded on 1 November 1947 and affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. By the end of the year, it had 800 members, but by 1965, this had grown to 25,000, making the largest union of civil servants in the country.[1] Its membership is now more than 50,000.[2]
Presidents
- 1947: Reidar Gigernes
- 1950: Thorvald Karlsen
- 1978: Dagfinn Habberstad
- 1988: Jan Werner Hansen
- 1998: Turid Lilleheie
- 2010: John Leirvaag
- 2018: Kjersti Barsok
References
- Hanssen, Nina (17 November 2017). "Til tjeneste i 70 år - Historien om Norsk Tjenestemannslag". FriFagbevegelse. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
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