numge – norwegian union of municipal and general employees
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NUMGE – Norwegian Union of Municipal
and General Employees
Norway’s largest trade union
330 000members.
More than 70% of the members are women.
NUMGE is affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions – LO
About 550 local branches
19 county organisations
Established in 2003
The final decision about establishing NUMGE was made in 2003.
It was decided to merge the two trade unions:
The Norwegian Union of Municipal Employees (established 1920)
and: The Norwegian Association of Health and Care personnel.
(established 1965)
The new merged trade union was named: FAGFORBUNDET
The Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees (NUMGE)
Employees in municipal and county activities
Employees in public and private healthcare institutions
Employees in public transport
Hairdressers
Clerical employees
Cleaners
Employees in housing associations
Public sector Cultural workers
More than 100 different occupational groups:
Membership
All Employees in the Municipalities and the Health sector can be members in the NUMGE.
Approximately 50 % of the employees within our organizational area are members of Fagforbundet.
NUMGE organizes apprentices, pupils and students within the union’s organisational area. Pupils in the upper Secondary school receives free membership.
NUMGE is working for:
Pay and working conditions for the members
A strong, dynamic and flexible public sector
Universal welfare schemes
Full employment
A sustainable environment for ourselves and for coming generations
International solidarity
Equal rights
The structure of the NUMGE
The nine members of the Executive Committee are responsible for the day-to-day operation of the union.
The Executive Board meets once a month, and consists of the members of the Executive Committee and 15 other representatives.
Every four years the National Congress is held.
Between the Congresses it is the National Board that is NUMGEs highest governing body, consisting of 74 members. Meets four times a year.
4 Divisions
Division for Health and Social Services
Division for Office and Administration
Division for Public Transport and Technical Staff
Division for Church, Culture, Children and Youth
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Approximately 550 union branches.
Union local-level elected officers who has special local responsibility for the divisions in the Union.
Each county has a NUMGE county organisation.
Vocational activities
NUMGE has approximately 19,000 local-level elected officers around the country
The Union magazines
All members receive the Union magazine Fagbladet free each month
Fagbladet is distributed in four different versions, one for each division.
There is also a free journal for local-level elected officers. Eight editions each year.
Several occupational groups receive their own printed or electronic newsletters. These newsletters is usually made by active members with support from from the Union
Bank and Insurance
The Banking and Insurance company Sparebank1 is partly owned by The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO).
This gives NUMGE members a number of special benefits, such as LO’s collective home insurance scheme, and good terms for loans and deposits.
Affiliates
The Union is affiliated to and cooperates with several national organisations in order to promote the interests of our members
within the framework of our strategic programme.
– The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, LO
– The Norwegian Federation of State Employees' Unions, LO-Stat
– The Workers' Educational Association, AOF
– The Norwegian People's Aid, Norsk Folkehjelp
International activities
ILO - International Labour Organisation
ITUC International Trade Union Confederation
PSI – Public Services International
EPSU - European Public Service Union.
ITF - International Transport Workers' FederationUNI Global Union
KNS - Nordic Association of Municipal Employees