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Increased number of trade union members
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2006-05-19T10:00:00.000Z
Labour market and earnings;Culture and recreation
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Trade union members and strikes, 2005

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Increased number of trade union members

The nation-wide associations for wage earners had 1 517 000 members per 31 December 2005, about 6 800 more than in 2004.

The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) had about 822 600 members, a decline of 8 900 members from 2004. The Confederation of Higher Education Unions (UHO) had an increase of 6 500 members up to 244 200.

The Confederation of Vocational Unions (YS) had about 201 700 members and The Federation of Norwegian Professional Association had 142 900 members, an increase of 4 400 and 1 100 members, respectively. Other, independent organizations had an increase of 3 500 members up to 106 000.

About 93 per cent of all union members belong to one of the four large main associations.

Employers' associations

The Confederation of Norwegian Business and Industry (NHO) organized 16 106 member enterprises with 494 400 employees in 2005. This was 100 fewer enterprises than in 2004.The number of enterprises with a tariff agreement was 6 980 with 380 400 employees, an increase of 167 enterprises.

Association of Public Owned Enterprises (NAVO ) had 185 member enterprises with 165 000 employees in 2005. This was about the same number of enterprises as in 2004.The number of enterprises with a tariff agreement increased from 159 enterprises in 2004 to 168 in 2005.

The Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises (HSH) had 11 013 member enterprises with 143 000 employees in 2005. This was an increase of 593 enterprises compared to 2004.The number of enterprises with a tariff agreement was 3 691, 364 more than in 2004.

About the statistical basis

The statistics cover employers' and nation-wide associations for wage earners that assist their members in wage agreements and wage negotiations as well as the main associations to which the individual organizations belong. Organizations that limit their activities to purely professional issues are not included in the statistics. The number of members of nation-wide associations for wage earners includes all registered members and thus includes also non-working students, pensioners etc. The statistics cover the number of members per 31 December 2005.

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