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The head of the federal federation, Jørn Eggum, and the Lars Johnsen Transport Workers Association (NTF) on Friday signed a merger agreement in which they recommend the approval by the decision-making bodies of the two federations next year.
"This merger will give strength to 160,000 ordinary workers, and an even bigger union will increase academic, political and organizational influence," Eggum told NTB.
The federation is the largest organization of private sector workers.
– Huge changes
Johnsen believes that both organizations can offer better results together than separately.
"Norwegian industry, the transport sector and the business world are changing, and it is our job to find solutions that address challenges such as deregulation, social dumping and the abolition of land borders. If we have a labor movement that can shape the future of our country, we need to think about collective strength and power, Johnsen said.
Landes next year
His federation will deal with the merger at an extraordinary national meeting on May 8, while the League will address the issue at the October 2019 meeting.
The NTF was founded in 1896 and currently has about 20,000 members working in land transport and bus companies, as well as port workers and truck owners.
The federation was involved in one of the oldest labor disputes in Norway, as the dispute over port workers organized within NTF would have priority for unloading and loading in Norwegian ports. Port workers lost the so-called Holship case to the Supreme Court in 2016.
The joint venture currently employs around 140,000 people in the industrial, construction, hotel and catering and automotive sectors. It was established in 1988 when the Norwegian Union of Iron and Metal Workers, the Norwegian Union of Building Industry Workers and three other organizations joined forces. Since then, two new federations have arrived.
(© NTB)
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