LO Stat (LO State) is one of two bargaining structures within the

Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (, LO) is a national trade union center, decidedly the largest and probably the most influential umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway. The 21 national unions affiliated to the LO have almo ...

(LO). LO Stat is the counterpart in negotiations over state employees' wages and conditions with the government and the employer's organisation, Spekter. It organizes employees of (1) the Norwegian state (Government employees) or (2) of companies that are member bodies of the employers' association Spekter. It was created in 1939 under the name ''Statstjenestemannskartellet'' ('the Cartel of Public Servants'). In 1996 it was renamed to LO Stat. It was one of four cartels until 2004, when LO Industri and LO Service were abolished, leaving only LO Stat and, for

municipal A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the gov ...

employees, LO Kommune. The current chair is Tone Rønoldtangen.

Affiliated unions

The Electrician and IT Workers’ Union (El & IT),

Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees The Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees () is a trade union in Norway. It has a membership of over 400,000 and is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). It was founded in 2003 as a merger of the Norwegia ...

, (''Fagforbundet'', NUMGE), Norwegian Engineers’ and Managers’ Association (''Forbundet for Ledelse og Teknikk, ''FLT), Norwegian Union of Social Educators and Social Workers (''Fellesorganisasjonen'', FO), Norwegian Union of Employees in Commerce and Offices (''Handel og Kontor i Norge'', HK), ''Industri Energi'', Norwegian Union of Industry and Energy Workers (IE), Norwegian Musicians’ Union (''Musikernes fellesorganisasjon'', NM),

Norwegian Union of General Workers The Norwegian Union of General Workers (, NAF) is a trade union in Norway. It has a membership of 33,000 and is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). The union was founded on 13 April 1895, by 12 transport workers, as ...

(''Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund '', NAF), Norwegian Prison and Probation Officers’ Union (''Norsk Fengsels- og Friomsorgsforbund'', NFF), Norwegian Union of Railway Workers (''Norsk Jernbaneforbund'', NJF), National Union of Norwegian Locomotivemen (''Norsk Lokomotivmannsforbund'', NLF), Norwegian Union of Military Officers (''Norges Offisersforbund'', NOF),

Norwegian Transport Workers' Union Norwegian Transport Workers' Union ( Norwegian:''Norsk Transportarbeiderforbund'', NTF) was a Norwegian trade union which was established on 2 April 1896. The union organised workers in logistics and private goods and passenger transport. The mai ...

(''Norsk Transportarbeiderforbund'', NTF), Norwegian Civil Service Union (''Norsk Tjenestemannslag'', NTL), Norwegian Union of Postal and Communication Workers (POSTKOM), Norwegian Union of School Employees (''Skolenes Landsforbund'', SL).

References

Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions 1939 establishments in Norway {{Europe-trade-union-stub