Logo of the union
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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