Norwegian Union of Electricians and Power Station Officials

Norwegian trade union
Logo of the union

The Norwegian Union of Electricians and Power Station Officials (Norwegian: Norsk Elektriker og Kraftstasjonsforbund, NEKF) was a trade union representing workers in jobs relating to electricity, in Norway.

The union was founded on 18 July 1918 as the Norwegian Electricians' Union, and became the NEKF in 1922.[1] It affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, and by 1924, it had 1,466 members.[2] This grew to 12,152 members in 1963.[3] On 1 January 1999, it merged with the Norwegian Telecommunication and Data Workers' Union, to form the Electrician and IT Workers' Union.[4]

Presidents

1918: Oskar Marius Haugen
1938: Andreas Torp
1958: Erling Johansen
1970s: Gunnar Grimnes
1990s: Anders Kristoffersen

References

  1. ^ "FORBUNDETS ORGANISASJON". EL og IT. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ Beretning for aaret. Oslo: Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. 1924.
  3. ^ Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe. Vol. 2. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1965. p. 21.1–21.18.
  4. ^ Viggen, Knut (6 July 2018). "100 år med kamp, konflikt og samarbeid". Frifagbevegelse. Retrieved 16 November 2020.