The Norwegian Graphical Union ( no, Norsk Grafisk Forbund, NGF) was a trade union representing workers in the printing industry and related trades, in Norway.

History

The union was founded in 1967, when the Norwegian Union of Typographers merged with the

Norwegian Union of Bookbinders and Cardboard Workers The Norwegian Union of Bookbinders and Cardboard Workers ( no, Norsk Bokbinder- og Kartonasjearbeiderforbund, NBKF) was a trade union representing workers involved in bookbinding and manufacturing packaging in Norway. The union was founded on 1 Jan ...

, and the Norwegian Lithographers' and Chemographers' Union. It affiliated to 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 ...

. By 1996, it had 14,210 members, and by 2005, it had declined to 12,200, of whom, almost half were retired. In 2006, the union merged into the

United Federation of Trade Unions The United Federation of Trade Unions ( no, Fellesforbundet) is a general union in Norway. With a membership of 150,000 it is the largest private sector union in the country. History The union is affiliated with the Norwegian Confederation of T ...

Presidents

:1967: Roald Halvorsen :1967: Arne Li :1971: Reidar Langås :1974: Arild Kalvik :1983: Kjell Christoffersen :1991: Finn Erik Thoresen :2001: Roger Andersen :2005: Anders Skattkjær

References

{{Norway-company-stub Defunct trade unions of Norway Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions Organisations based in Oslo 1967 establishments in Norway Printing trade unions Trade unions established in 1967 Trade unions disestablished in 2006