The Council of Nordic Trade Unions (NFS) is a regional trade union federation. It represents 9 million members from 16 national trade unions in the Nordic countries of Europe. It was founded in 1972, and has close ties with the Baltic Sea Trade Union Network (BASTUN). The main task of NFS is to co-ordinate trade union activities in the Nordic countries, particularly with regard to employment, economic policy and different social issues. General Secretary, since 2014, is Magnus Gissler.[1][2]
Council of Nordic Trade Unions | |
| Nordens Fackliga Samorganisation (Swe.), Pohjolan Ammatillinen Yhteisjärjestö (Fin.), Nordens Faglige Samorganisasjon (Nor.) | |
 | |
| Founded | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Location | |
| Members | 9 million |
Key people | Magnus Gissler, general secretary |
| Affiliations | Independent |
| Website | www.nfs.net |
Affiliates
edit| Affiliate[3] | Abbreviation | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions | SAK | Finland |
| Confederation of State and Municipal Employees of Iceland | BSRB | Iceland |
| Confederation of Unions for Professionals | UNIO | Norway |
| Confederation of Vocational Unions | YS | Norway |
| Danish Confederation of Professional Associations | AC | Denmark |
| Danish Trade Union Confederation | FH | Denmark |
| Finnish Confederation of Professionals | STTK | Finland |
| Icelandic Confederation of Labour | ASÍ | Iceland |
| Icelandic Confederation of University Graduates | BHM | Iceland |
| Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions | LO | Norway |
| Samtak | Samtak | Faroe Islands |
| National Confederation of Trade Unions of Greenland | SIK | Greenland |
| Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations | SACO | Sweden |
| Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees | TCO | Sweden |
| Swedish Trade Union Confederation | LO | Sweden |
General Secretaries
edit- 1981: John Svenningsen
- 1989: Sune Ahlen
- 2000: Tom Saxén
- 2011: Loa Brynjulfsdottir
- 2013: Christina Colclough
- 2014: Magnus Gissler
References
edit- ^ "Magnus Gissler: Growing international interest for Nordic agreement model — Nordic Labour Journal".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
- ^ "NFS MEDLEMSORGANISATIONER". NFS. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
