Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers

The Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers (Norwegian: Norsk Jern- og Metallarbeiderforbund, NJMF) was a trade union representing workers in the metal industry, workshops, and shipbuilding in Norway.

The union was founded in 1891, and in 1905 it joined the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. In 1907, it came to the country's first collective agreement, with the National Association of Mechanical Workshops. In 1960, the union absorbed the Norwegian Union of Foundry Workers, followed in 1985 by the Norwegian Union of Gold Workers.^[1] By 1987, it had 97,998 members.^[2]

In 1988, the union merged with the Garment Workers' Union, the Norwegian Union of Building Industry Workers, the Norwegian Union of Paper Industry Workers and the Norwegian Union of Forestry and Land Workers to form the United Federation of Trade Unions.^[3]

Presidents

1891: Petter Pettersen

1891: Harald Hansen

1891: Ole Georg Gjøsteen

1892: P. A. Pettersen

1893: E. Lundblad

1895: Emil Pedersen

1896: P. A. Pettersen

1898: Marius Ormestad

1909: Jørgen Borgen

1912: Hans Kristiansen

1913: Aksel Knudsen

1919: Halvard Olsen

1925: Alfred Melgaard

1931: Konrad Nordahl

1934: Josef Larsson

1958: Tor Aspengren

1966: Per Andersen

1970: Leif Skau

1976: Lars Skytøen

1979: Jan Balstad (acting)

1981: Lars Skytøen

1987: John Stene

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