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 trade unions. At the end of 2018, it merged into the new Danish Trade Union Confederation.

LO
Full nameLO, The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions
Native nameLO, Landsorganisationen i Danmark
Founded1898
Date dissolved31 December 2018
Merged intoDanish Trade Union Confederation
Members1.1 million (2016)
AffiliationITUC, ETUC, TUAC, NFS
Key peoplePresident Lizette Risgaard
Office locationCopenhagen, Denmark
CountryDenmark
Websitelo.dk in English

History

Lizette Risgaard, who became the first ever female President for LO-Denmark in October 2015, had worked her way slowly up the ladder and was for eight years the vice president.[1]

From 2015, LO engaged in negotiations with FTF about a potential merger. This occurred on 1 January 2019, and the LO became part of the new Danish Trade Union Confederation.[2]

Organisation

In 2016, LO had a membership of about 1.1 million workers (450,000 of them being public sector employees and 650,000 of them being private sector employees).[3] It cooperated with the two other Danish trade union centers: the AC – The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations and the FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark.

Members of the 18 trade unions of the LO were typically skilled or unskilled manual labourers, tradesmen and blue-collar workers from the working class. Members may have had a vocational education, but not a college or academic degree. A typical LO-member occupied a lower class position in society and earnt an hourly wage.

LO-members were e.g. blue-collar workers, cleaners, bus drivers, plumbers, electricians, nursing assistants, hairdressers, painters, cosmeticians, gardeners, iron workers, dairymen, secretaries, technicians, assistants, etc.

The LO was affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) and the Council of Nordic Trade Unions (NFS).

The LO carried the role of coordinating collective bargaining. It also sought to influence the government and the political parties when it comes to drafting and implementing legislation, especially in relation to labour market policies. It represented the trade union movement's interests on various boards, commissions and committees.

Affiliates
Union[4]AbbreviationFormedReason not affiliatedYear[5]Membership (1954)[4]
Army Privates' and Corporals' AssociationHKKF1949Transferred to FH2018N/A
Association of Dairy Workers1903Merged into NNF19833,447
Association of Social EducatorsSL1979Transferred to FH2018N/A
Bakery, Pastry and Mill Workers' Union1892Merged into NNF19807,446
Brushmakers' Union1898Merged into TIF1971651
Ceramic Federation1897Merged into SID19883,111
Chimney Sweeps' Union1914Merged into Blik og Rør1994314
Confectionery and Chocolate Workers' Union1896Merged into NNF19801,626
Danish Artist UnionDAF1918Transferred to FH2018200
Danish Boilermakers' Union1897Merged into Metal19722,557
Danish Bookbinders' and Stationers' Union1895Merged into GF19937,122
Danish Brewery, Distillery and Mineral Water Workers' UnionDBBMF1898Merged into RBF19908,390
Danish Carpenters' UnionDT1890Merged into ST197012,270
Danish Central Organisation of Telecommunication EmployeesCOTD1944Merged into TKF199411,000
Danish Clothing and Textile Workers' UnionDBTF1978Merged into SID1997N/A
Danish Clothing Workers' UnionDBAF1895Merged into DBTF197820,094
Danish Coopers' Union1890Merged into ST253
Danish Coppersmiths' Union1902Merged into Metal1969254
Danish Divers' Union1920132
Danish Elite Athletes' AssociationDEF-Sport1904Transferred to FH2018?
Danish Flour Millers' Union18951,226
Danish Food and Allied Workers' UnionNNF1980Transferred to FH2018N/A
Danish Football Players' Association SPF1997Transferred to FH2018N/A
Danish Foundry Workers' Union1897Merged into Metal19702,680
Danish Hairdressers' and Beauticians' UnionDFKF1911Merged into Dff-S2013?
Danish Handball Players' Association2004Transferred to FH2018N/A
Danish Gardeners' Union1894Merged into SID19725,012
Danish Glass Workers' Union1892Merged into SID1971448
Danish General Workers' UnionSID1897Merged into 3F2004247,917
Danish Hatters' and Furriers' Union1901Merged into DBAF19591,307
Danish Hotel and Restaurant Staff Association1933Merged into RBF19901,457
Danish Lithographers' Union1895Merged into GF19931,469
Danish Locomotive Engineers' Union1925Merged into DJF1986300
Danish Mechanical Dentistry Workers' Union1907107
Danish Metal Grinders' Union1903Merged into Metal19831,047
Danish Metal Printers' Union1911Merged into Metal1967148
Danish Municipal Workers' UnionDKA1899Merged into FOA199217,380
Danish Painters' UnionMaler1890Transferred to FH201810,522
Danish Paviours' Union1875Merged into SID1973198
Danish Postal UnionDPF1908Merged into SID20018,830
Danish Prison Federation1913Transferred to FH20181,740
Danish Quarry and Stoneworkers' Union1897Merged into Murer1971635
Danish Railway UnionDJF1899Transferred to FH201810,553
Danish Rope Makers' UnionDRAF1897Merged into DTAF1973495
Danish Seamen's UnionSFD1897Resigned1975[6]4,972
Danish Ship Builders', Riggers' and Sailmakers' UnionDSRS1971Merged into Metal1976N/A
Danish Ship Builders' Union1892Merged into DSRS19711,563
Danish Shoemakers' UnionDSF1885Merged into DBTF19836,042
Danish Tanners' Union1898Merged into Sadel1973789
Danish Textile Workers' UnionDTAF1885Merged into DBTF197822,712
Danish Tobacco Workers' Union1887Merged into NNF19807,843
Danish Timber Industry and Construction Workers' UnionTIB1997Merged into 3F2010N/A
Danish Tin and Plumbing Workers' UnionBlik og Rør1890Transferred to FH20183,320
Danish Typographical UnionDT-F1903Merged into GF19938,878
Danish Union of BricklayersMurer1887Merged into SID199411,715
Danish Union of EducatorsPMF1983Merged into FOA2015N/A
Danish Union of ElectriciansDEF1904Transferred to FH20187,700
Danish Union of JoinersSF1885Merged into ST197013,475
Danish Union of Joiners and CarpentersST1970Merged into TIB1996N/A
Danish Union of MetalworkersMetal1888Transferred to FH201859,329
Danish Union of Professional TechniciansTL1919Transferred to FH2018?
Danish Union of Service EmployeesDff-S1911Transferred to FH20186,186
Danish Union of Slaughterhouse WorkersDSA1895Merged into NNF198013,020
Danish Vehicle Builders' Union1895Merged into Metal19761,489
Danish Women Workers' UnionKAD1901Merged into 3F200441,081
Danish Woodworkers' UnionTIF1895Merged into TIB199611,963
FOAFOA1992Transferred to FH2018N/A
Glaziers' Union of Denmark1893Merged into ST1975542
Glovemakers' Union of DenmarkMerged into Sadel1971331
Gold and Silver Workers' Union of Denmark1891Merged into Metal19841,899
Graphics FederationGF1993Merged into HK2000N/A
Homeworkers' UnionHA1904Merged into FOA19924,098
Lighthouse Service Union255
Marine Firemen's Union of Denmark1897Merged into Metal19801,750
Metal Workers' Union of Denmark1903Merged into Metal1968553
National Gastronomic Association1972Merged into RBF1990N/A
Paper Industry Workers' Union1895Merged into SID19832,089
Picture Frame Workers' Union of DenmarkMerged into TAF1970100
Private Railway Personnel Union1901Merged into DJF1984960
Restaurant Trade UnionRBF1990Merged into 3F2006N/A
Riggers' and Sail Makers' Union1919Merged into DSRS1971257
Saddlers' and Upholsterers' Union of DenmarkSadel1897Merged into ST19845,071
Semi-Skilled Metal Workers' Union1918Merged into Metal19571,500
Skilled Cooks' Union1934Merged into RBF19901,820
Stucco Workers' Union192049
Telecommunications UnionTKF1994Merged into Metal2003N/A
Union of Commercial and Clerical Employees in DenmarkHK1900Transferred to FH201859,812
Union of State Mental Hospital Personnel136
United Federation of Danish Workers3F2004Transferred to FH2018N/A
Waiters' Union of Denmark1931Merged into RBF19917,608
Watch Makers' Union775

Presidents
1898: Jens Jensen
1903: Christian Martin Olsen
1909: Carl Madsen
1929: Vilhelm Nygaard
1937: Christian Jensen
1938: Knud V. Jensen
1939: Laurits Hansen
1943: Eiler Jensen
1967: Thomas Nielsen
1982: Knud Christensen
1987: Finn Thorgrimson
1996: Hans Jensen
2007: Harald Børsting
2015: Lizette Risgaard

References
  1. http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/artikler/portrett/portrait-2015/article.2015-11-24.5699432597
  2. Prelsler, Marle (11 February 2019). "Danish trade union movement gathers the troops". Nordic Labour Journal. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. "An introduction to LO – the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions" (PDF). LO. January 2016. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  4. Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe. 1. United States Department of Labor. 1955. pp. 7.5–7.22.
  5. Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 176–179. ISBN 0333771125.
  6. Campbell, Joan; Windmuller, John P. (1992). European Labor Unions. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 95. ISBN 031326371X.
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