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Norwegian Union of Shoe Makers

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The Norwegian Union of Shoe Makers (Norwegian: Norsk Skotøyarbeiderforbund) was a trade union representing workers in the shoe manufacturing industry in Norway.

The union was founded in 1890, and affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. By 1963, it had 3,833 members. In 1969, it merged with the Norwegian Union of Clothing Workers and the Norwegian Union of Textile Workers, forming the Garment Workers' Union.

Presidents

1890: L. A. Frøitland
1902: M. A. Bakke
1904: A. E. Gundersen
1938: Anton Andresen
1955: Ingvald Hansen

Further reading

  • Amundsen, Hans (1940). Norsk skotøyarbeiderforbund gjennom 50 år, 1890-1940.

References

  1. Beretning for aaret. Oslo: Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. 1924.
  2. Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe. Vol. 2. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1965. p. 21.1–21.18.
  3. Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 522. ISBN 0333771125.
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