Norwegian Civil Service Union Explained

Norwegian Civil Service Union
Abbreviation:NTL
Native Name:Norsk Tjenestemannslag
Native Name Lang:no
Location Country:Norway
Affiliation:LO, PSI
Members:50,000
Headquarters:Oslo, Norway
Key People:John Leirvaag, president

The Norwegian Civil Service Union (Norwegian: Norsk Tjenestemannslag, NTL) is a trade union representing civil servants in Norway.

The union was founded on 1 November 1947 and affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. By the end of the year, it had 800 members, but by 1965, this had grown to 25,000, making the largest union of civil servants in the country.[1] Its membership is now more than 50,000.[2]

Presidents

1947: Reidar Gigernes

1950: Thorvald Karlsen

1978: Dagfinn Habberstad

1988: Jan Werner Hansen

1998: Turid Lilleheie

2010: John Leirvaag

2018: Kjersti Barsok

Notes and References

  1. News: Hanssen . Nina . Til tjeneste i 70 år - Historien om Norsk Tjenestemannslag . 26 November 2020 . FriFagbevegelse . 17 November 2017.
  2. 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.