Norwegian Union of Social Educators and Social Workers

The Norwegian Union of Social Educators and Social Workers (Norwegian: Fellesorganisasjonen, FO) is a trade union in Norway representing workers in a range of professions relating to social care and education.

The union was founded in 1992, when the Norwegian Nurses' Union merged with the Norwegian Social Workers' Union and the Norwegian Union of Child Welfare Educators. It initially had 8,455 members, and like all its predecessors, it affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions.[1][2] By 2019, it had 30,077 members.[3]

  1. ^ "Historie om Fellesorganisasjonen (FO)". FO. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Fellesorganisasjonen". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ "03546: Hovudsamanslutningane for arbeidstakarar og andre landsomfattande arbeidstakarorganisasjonar. Medlemer per 31. desember, etter Landsforening, statistikkvariabel og år". Statistics Norway. Retrieved 6 November 2020.