The Danish EL-Federation (, DEF) is 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 electricians and technicians in

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

. The union was founded 1 January 1904 as the Danish Union of Electricians, and affiliated to the

Danish Confederation of Trade Unions LO, The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions ( Danish: ''LO, Landsorganisationen i Danmark'' or simply ''LO'') was founded in 1898 and was an umbrella organisation (the largest of the three national trade union centers in Denmark) for 18 Danish ...

(LO). By 1997, half of its members worked in construction, 30% in the metal industry, and most of the remainder in utilities and public administration. By 2018, the union had 22,808 members. Since 2019, it has been affiliated to the

Danish Trade Union Confederation The Danish Trade Union Confederation (, FH) is the largest National trade union center, national trade union centre in Denmark. On formation in 2019, it had 79 affiliated unions, with a total of 1.4 million members. History The confederation was ...

, the successor of the LO.

External links

*{{official website, https://www.elforbundet.dk

References

Electricians' trade unions Trade unions in Denmark Trade unions established in 1904