Danish Union of Teachers explained

Danish Union of Teachers
Location Country:Denmark
Affiliation:FH, EI, NLS
Members:85,000 (2006)
Full Name:Danish Union of Teachers
Native Name:Danmarks Lærerforening
Founded:1874
Headquarters:Copenhagen, Denmark
Key People:Anders Bondo Christensen (President)

The Danish Union of Teachers (Danish: Danmarks Lærerforening or DLF) is a trade union in Denmark.

The union represents 97% of all primary and lower secondary teachers, and in 2005 it had a membership of 85,000.[1]

The union was founded in 1874. In 1952, it affiliated to the Confederation of Professionals in Denmark, and since 2019, it has been affiliated to its successor, the Danish Trade Union Confederation. It is also affiliated to Education International.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2005 . Trade Unions of the World . ICTUR . International Centre for Trade Union Rights . etal . 6th . John Harper Publishing . London, UK . 0-9543811-5-7.
  2. Book: Ebbinghaus . Bernhard . Visser . Jelle . Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945 . 2000 . Palgrave Macmillan . Basingstoke . 0333771125 . 180.
  3. Web site: Hvem er FH’s medlemmer? . FH . 5 February 2020.