United Federation of Trade Unions
The United Federation of Trade Unions is a trade union in Norway. With a membership of 150,000 it is the largest private sector union in Norway.
It is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. The union organizes mainly members in the iron and metal industry, the shipbuilding industry, graphical sector, car repair workshops, aircraft repair workshops, hotel- and restaurants, the textile industry, the shoe industry, the building trade, the building industry, the paper industry, graphical branches, fish farming, and agriculture and forestry. More than 200 different trades and occupations are covered by the union.
It was established on 8 May 1988 as a merger among:
The Norwegian Graphical Union subsequently joined in 2006 and the Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union in Norway joined in 2007.
Presidents have been John Stene, Kjell Bjørndalen, Arve Bakke.
