Norwegian Union of Bookbinders and Cardboard Workers explained

The Norwegian Union of Bookbinders and Cardboard Workers (Norwegian: Norsk Bokbinder- og Kartonasjearbeiderforbund, NBKF) was a trade union representing workers involved in bookbinding and manufacturing packaging in Norway.

The union was founded on 1 January 1898, and it affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions in 1900.^[1] By 1924, it had 1,246 members, and by 1963, this had grown to 4,556.^{[2] [3]} In 1930, it adopted its final name. In 1967, it merged with the Norwegian Lithographic and Chemographic Union and the Norwegian Union of Typographers, to form the Norwegian Graphical Union.

Presidents

1899: Harald Jensen

1902: Aug. Gunersen

1906: A. Steinhauser

1911: Lorentz E. Svendsen

1914: Hans Aas

1930: Øistein Marthinsen

1953: Johan M. Bøe

References

1. Nilsson . Christer . Arkivene etter Norges eldste fagforbund . Arbeiderhistorie . 2004 . 183 - 189.
2. Book: Beretning for aaret . 1924 . Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions . Oslo .
3. Book: Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe . 2 . 1965 . United States Department of Labor . Washington DC . 21.1 - 21.18.