The Telecommunications Union ( da, Telekommunikationsforbundet, TKF) was a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits (s ...

representing workers in the communications industry in Denmark. The union was founded in 1994, when the

Danish Central Organisation of Telecommunication Employees The Danish Central Organisations of Telecommunications Employees ( da, Centralorganisationen for Telefonstanden i Danmark, COTD) was a trade union representing workers in the communications industry in Denmark. The union was founded in 1909 as the ...

, an affiliate of 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 Danis ...

(LO), merged with five small unions which held membership of the

Confederation of Professionals in Denmark A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a union of sovereign groups or states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issu ...

. These five unions had previously worked together through the loose Association of Danish Teleworkers. The new union had about 15,000 members, and chose to affiliate to LO. However, the union did not prove large enough to be sustainable. By 2002, it still had 13,000 members, but its leadership agreed to merge the union into the

Danish Union of Metalworkers The Danish Union of Metalworkers ( da, Dansk Metal, Metal) is a trade union in Denmark. It principally represents workers in the metal industries, but also covers telecommunications, transportation and some other sectors. The union was founded i ...

. The union's membership approved the merger in a vote in March 2003, and the merger took place on 1 April 2003.{{cite news , title=Dansk Metal og Telekommunikationsforbundet fusionerer , url=https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/dansk-metal-og-telekommunikationsforbundet-fusionerer/724e1416-81dc-4d16-af50-47317effaa2b , accessdate=27 February 2020 , work=NordJyske , date=21 December 2002

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Telecommunications trade unions Trade unions established in 1994 Trade unions disestablished in 2003 Trade unions in Denmark