Council of Nordic Trade Unions

NFS

Full name	Council of Nordic Trade Unions
Native name	Nordens Fackliga Samorganisation (Swe.), Pohjolan Ammatillinen Yhteisjärjestö (Fin.), Nordens Faglige Samorganisasjon (Nor.)
Founded	1972
Members	9 million
Country	Nordic countries
Affiliation	Independent
Key people	Loa Brynjulfsdottir, general secretary
Office location	Stockholm, Sweden
Website	www.nfs.net

The Council of Nordic Trade Unions (NFS) is a regional trade union federation. It represents 9 million members from the Nordic countries of Europe. It was founded in 1972, and has close ties with the Baltic Sea Trade Union Network (BASTUN). The main task of NFS is to co-ordinate trade union activities in the Nordic countries, particularly with regard to employment, economic policy and different social issues. General Secretary, since November 16, 2011, is Loa Brynjulfsdottir.

References

ICTUR et al.,, ed (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.

External links

www.nfs.net Official site.

Loa Brynjulfsdottir wants to defend the collective agreement model [1]