The Norwegian Union of Textile Workers (, NTF) was a

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

representing workers in the textile industry in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

. The union was founded on 1 November 1924, as a split from the

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 ...

. It affiliated to 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 ...

. 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 The Norwegian Union of Shoe Makers () was a trade union representing workers in the shoe manufacturing industry in Norway. The union was founded in 1890, and affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. By 1963, it had 3,833 members. ...

, forming the

Garment Workers' Union The Garment Workers' Union (, BAF) was a trade union representing workers in the clothing industry in Norway. History The union was founded in 1969, when the Norwegian Union of Clothing Workers merged with the Norwegian Union of Textile Workers, ...

Presidents

:1924: Ingvald Olsen :1945: Alf Andersen :1951: Olav Bruvik :1962: Gulbrand Brauer :1967: Bjarne Baardsen

References

{{Reflist Defunct trade unions of Norway Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions Trade unions established in 1924 Trade unions disestablished in 1969 Textile and clothing trade unions