Norwegian Union of Textile Workers explained

The Norwegian Union of Textile Workers (Norwegian: Norsk Tekstilarbeiderforbund, NTF) was a trade union representing workers in the textile industry in Norway.

The union was founded on 1 November 1924, as a split from the Norwegian Union of General Workers.^[1] It affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions.^[2] By 1968, it had 8,650 members. The following year, it merged with the Norwegian Union of Clothing Workers and the Norwegian Union of Shoe Makers, forming the Garment Workers' Union.^[3]

Presidents

1924: Ingvald Olsen

1945: Alf Andersen

1951: Olav Bruvik

1962: Gulbrand Brauer

1967: Bjarne Baardsen

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tolv anleggsarbeidere stiftet Arbeidsmandsforbundet for 125 år siden. En ting var felles for alle som ble med . Frifagbevegelse . 13 November 2020.
2. Book: Beretning for aaret . 1924 . Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions . Oslo.
3. Book: Ebbinghaus . Bernhard . Visser . Jelle . Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945 . 2000 . Palgrave Macmillan . Basingstoke . 0333771125 . 522.