The Danish Union of Metalworkers (, Metal) is a

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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 ...

. It principally represents workers in the metal industries, but also covers

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s, transportation and some other sectors.

History

The union was founded in 1888, as the Danish Blacksmith and Machine Workers' Association. It became the "Danish Union of Metalworkers" in 1972. Over the years, numerous smaller unions have merged in to the Metalworkers' union. These include: * 1957: Semi-Skilled Metal Workers' Union * 1967: Danish Metal Printers' Union * 1968: Metal Workers' Union of Denmark * 1969: Danish Coppersmiths' Union * 1970: Danish Foundry Workers' Union * 1972: Danish Boilermakers' Union * 1976: Danish Vehicle Builders' Union * 1976: Danish Ship Builders', Riggers' and Sailmakers' Union * 1981: Danish Metal Grinders' Union * 1984: Gold and Silver Workers' Union of Denmark * 2003: Telecommunications Union * 2011: Danish Ship Caterers' Union

Affiliation

The union was long 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), and for many years was its third-largest affiliate. Following LO's merger, in 2019, it is now affiliated to it successor, 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 ...

(FH). It has also been affiliated to the

European Metalworkers' Federation The European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF), founded in 1971, is a federation of 68 metalworkers' unions from 31 countries, representing a combined total of 6.5 million affiliates. It is based in Brussels, Belgium, the general secretary is Ulrich ...

and the

International Metalworkers' Federation The International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) was a global union federation of metalworkers' trade unions, founded in Zürich, Switzerland in August 1893. the IMF had more than 200 member organisations in 100 countries, representing a combine ...

, now part of the

IndustriALL Global Union IndustriALL Global Union is a global union federation, founded in Copenhagen on 19 June 2012. IndustriALL Global Union represents more than 50 million working people in more than 140 countries, working across the supply chains in mining, energy a ...

Presidents

:1888: Valdemar Olsen :1890: Ferdinand Hurop :1892: H. P. Hansen :1899: Jacob Anton Hansen :1926: Johannes Kjærbøl :1935: Peter Anders Andersen :1944: Hans Rasmussen :1972: Paulus Andersen :1978: Georg Poulsen :1991: Max Bæhring :2003: Thorkild E. Jensen :2012: Claus Jensen

References

External links

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Metal Forging
Metal trade unions Trade unions in Denmark Trade unions established in 1888 Labour movement in Denmark European Metalworkers' Federation International Metalworkers' Federation Danish Confederation of Trade Unions {{Denmark-org-stub