Confederation of Vocational Unions

The Confederation of Vocational Unions (, YS) is a national trade union center, an umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway.

It was established in 1977 as a non-partisan alternative to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). It is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation, the European Trade Union Confederation, the Council of Nordic Trade Unions and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD.

Affiliates Union Membership (2022) Association of School Leaders 4,340 AVYO Norwegian Public Sector Trade Union (Delta) 94,891 Finance Sector Union 33,242 Military Officers' Association 11,045 National Tax Agency Union (SkL) Negotia 21,535 Norwegian Customs Union Parat 41,055 Prison and Probation Service Trade Union (KY) Professional Traffic Union 12,623 SAFE 11,399 Union of Civil Servants (STAFO) 1,773

Presidents 1977: Egil Sandberg 1981: Eldri Langåker 1986: Gunnar Caspersen (acting) 1987: Jan Andersen-Gott 1993: Eva Bjøreng 1996: Randi Bjørgen 2006: Tore Eugen Kvalheim 2013: Jorunn Berland

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