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

Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions ( no, Landsorganisasjonen i Norge, 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 ...

(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 Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and th ...

(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 ...

employees, LO Kommune. The current chair is

Tone Rønoldtangen Tone Rønoldtangen (born 5 August 1953) is a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. She was born in Nes, Akershus where she has chaired the local Labour Party and served as an elected municipal council member. She started ...

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 ( no, Fagforbundet) is a trade union in Norway. It has a membership of 395,000 and is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). It was founded in 2003 as a merger of t ...

, (''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 The Union of Employees in Commerce and Offices ( no, Handel og Kontor i Norge) (HK) is a trade union in Norway. The union was founded in 1908, with the merger of 21 local unions of shop and office workers. It initially struggled financially, bu ...

(''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 ( no, Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund, 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 189 ...

(''Norsk Arbeidsmandsforbund '', NAF),

Norwegian Prison and Probation Officers’ Union Norwegian Prison and Probation Officers' Union ( Norwegian: ''Norsk Fengsels- og Friomsorgsforbund'', NFF) is the largest union for employees within correctional services in Norway, encompassing both the prison service and the probation service. ...

(''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 The Norwegian Union of Military Officers ( no, Norges Offisersforbund) is a trade union in Norway, organized under the national Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. It was founded in 1896, and eventually got the name ''Norges Befalslag''. In ...

(''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 The Norwegian Civil Service Union ( no, Norsk Tjenestemannslag, NTL) is a trade union representing civil servants in Norway. The union was founded on 1 November 1947 and affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions The Norwegian C ...

(''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