Danish Trade Union Confederation
Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation
PredecessorDanish Confederation of Trade Unions, Confederation of Professionals in Denmark
Founded1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)
HeadquartersIslands Brygge 32D, 2300 Copenhagen
Location
  • Denmark
Members
1,400,000
Key people
Morten Skov Christiansen ( Acting Chairman )
AffiliationsITUC, ETUC, TUAC, NFS
Websitefho.dk

The Danish Trade Union Confederation (Danish: Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation, FH) is the largest national trade union centre in Denmark. On formation in 2019, it had 79 affiliated unions, with a total of 1.4 million members.[1]

History

The confederation was founded on 1 January 2019, when the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) merged with the Confederation of Professionals in Denmark (FTF). LO consisted of 18 unions, with a total of one million members, most of whom worked in the private sector, while FTF consisted of 70 professional organisations, with a total of just under 500,000 members, most of whom worked in the public sector.[1][2]

LO and FTF began discussing a possible merger in 2015. Some affiliates were dubious about the proposition. The FTF's Finance Federation opposed the merger, while LO's largest affiliate, the United Federation of Danish Workers (3F), only decided to support it early in March 2018. One week after 3F's decision, the FTF and LO voted on the proposal. 389 out of 400 delegates to the LO conference approved the merger, and 71.4% of voters in the FTF approved. The new federation's name and leadership were agreed in October 2018.[1][2][3]

Denmark's other trade union centre, the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC), decided against joining the new federation, arguing that its members' interests differed from those of the members of the LO and FTF.[1][4]

Policy

The new organisation decided to maintain the "Danish model", whereby pay and working conditions are negotiated without state involvement.[1][2] It also argued in support of the Danish welfare state.[1][2]

The federation remained affiliated to the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), and argued that, as a larger organisation, it would be more influential within the ETUC. The federation also affiliated to Joint Committee of the Nordic Social Democratic Labour Movement, but described itself as independent of any political party.[1]

The federation organises May Day demonstrations. For its first May Day, in 2019, the theme of the demonstrations was "unity".[1]

Organisation

The federation is led by president Lizette Risgaard, former president of LO, and six vice presidents.[2]

The unions affiliated to FH have a high degree of independence, leaving the headquarters relatively small and with limited funds. FH was established with 25% fewer staff than its combined predecessors, and aimed to save 30% of administration costs.[1]

Affiliates

Union[5] Abbreviation Membership[6]
Army Privates' and Corporals' AssociationHKKF4,101
Association of Court Employees46
Association of Danish Cemetery ManagersFDK135
Association of Danish ChairpersonsNot recorded
Association of Danish Inseminators173
Association of Map and Surveying TechniciansKLF664
Association of Musicians in the Armed ForcesDMF70
Association of Parliamentary Servants87
Association of Social EducatorsSL35,648
Association of Technical and Administrative OfficialsTAT536
Association of the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra100
Aviation and Railway Trade FederationNot recorded
BUPLBUPL55,480
Cabin Union Denmark1,193
Central Association of Armed Forces PersonnelCS8,286
CO10 Musicians' GroupNot recorded
Danish Actors' AssociationDSF1,964
Danish Association of PharmaconomistsFF4,541
Danish Association of Social WorkersDS13,913
Danish Artist UnionDAF1,150
Danish BioanalystsNot recorded
Danish Chamber Orchestra Union47
Danish Choir Association62
Danish Choral Association570
Danish Church Music Association271
Danish Customs and Tax AssociationDTS2,592
Danish Dental Hygienists1,828
Danish EL-FederationDEF22,808
Danish Elite Athletes' AssociationDEF-SportNot recorded
Danish Football Players' AssociationSPF667
Danish Forest and Landscape Engineers' AssociationNot recorded
Danish Handball Players' Association553
Danish Musicians' UnionDMF4,883
Danish Nurses' OrganizationDSR62,770
Danish Orthopaedic Engineers' Association41
Danish Painters' UnionMaler6,677
Danish Podiatrists1,632
Danish Police Federation11,815
Danish Psychomotor TherapistsDAP948
Danish Radio Media AssociationMDR228
Danish Sexton's Association570
Danish Tin and Plumbing Workers' UnionBlik og Rør8,475
Danish Union of MetalworkersMetal72,399
Danish Union of Professional TechniciansTL22,874
Danish Union of TeachersDLF58,179
Diet and Nutrition AssociationKOST8,230
DSLDSL593
Education Association9,187
FAFFAF922
FOAFOA153,985
Food Union NNFNNF17,095
Frederiksberg Municipal AssociationFKF441
Free Schools' Teachers' AssociationFSL10,000
Gentofte Municipal AssociationGKF392
Greenland Organisation for Public EmployeesAKNot recorded
HIHI432
HK DenmarkHK179,262
Insurance Association7,839
JIDJID1,208
Kirkekultur.nuNot recorded
KL Staff Association118
National Orchestra Musicians' Joint Council325
Organists' Association581
Prisons AssociationFFT227
Prison FederationKFF2,807
PROSAPROSA10,720
Public Emergency Preparedness AssociationDOBL321
Radiographers' CouncilRadiograf2,042
Radio Telegraphists' Association of 1917Not recorded
SAFUSAFU914
Services Union15,121
Traffic LeagueTRF610
Tourist Guides' Association251
United Federation of Danish Workers3F226,271
Viften95

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Prelsler, Marle (11 February 2019). "Danish trade union movement gathers the troops". Nordic Labour Journal. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dansk fagforeningskæmpe er blevet døbt FH". Avisen. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. "LO og FTF får ja til at samle 1,5 millioner lønmodtagere". Berlingske. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. Blichert, Jasmina (22 May 2015). "Forsker afliver tanken om samlet fagbevægelse". BT. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. "Hvem er FH's medlemmer?". FH. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. Members as of 31 December 2018, the day before the confederation was established. "Members per 31.12 by sex, member of organisation and time". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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