Confederation of Vocational Unions

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YS
Confederation of Vocational Unions
Yrkesorganisasjonenes Sentralforbund
Yrkesorganisasjonenes Sentralforbund (logo).jpg
Founded17 January 1977
HeadquartersOslo, Norway
Members
225,794 (2019)
Key people
President
AffiliationsITUC, ETUC, NFS, TUAC
Websitewww.ys.no

The Confederation of Vocational Unions (Norwegian: Yrkesorganisasjonenes Sentralforbund, YS) is a national trade union center, an umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway.

It was established in 1977 as a non-partisan alternative to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). It is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation, the European Trade Union Confederation, the Council of Nordic Trade Unions and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD.[1]

Affiliates[]

Union Membership (2019)[2]
Association of School Leaders 3,998
AVYO
Norwegian Public Sector Trade Union (Delta) 83,786
Finance Sector Union 32,887
Military Officers' Association 10,320
National Tax Agency Union (SkL)
Negotia 21,099
Norwegian Customs Union
Parat 40,569
Prison and Probation Service Trade Union (KY)
Professional Traffic Union 11,913
SAFE 9,782
Union of Civil Servants (STAFO) 2,000

Presidents[]

1977: [3]
1981: Eldri Langåker[4]
1986: Gunnar Caspersen (acting)[5]
1987: Jan Andersen-Gott[6]
1993: Eva Bjøreng[7]
1996: Randi Bjørgen[8]
2006: Tore Eugen Kvalheim
2013:

References[]

  1. ^ "Om YS" (in Norwegian). Confederation of Vocational Unions. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  2. ^ "03546: Central organisations and other nation-wide associations for wage earners. Members per 31 December 2001 - 2019". Statistics Norway. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. ^ Kvalheim, Tore Eugen (16 April 2009). "Egil Sandberg (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
  4. ^ "Jubilanter". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 3 March 2004.
  5. ^ Kristensen, Dag Arne; Solmark, Arild (20 February 2000). "Gunnar Caspersen (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ "Jan Andersen-Gott 60 år 5. oktober" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 28 September 2001.
  7. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Eva Bjøreng". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  8. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Randi Bjørgen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 July 2010.


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