Two union confederations sign historic agreement on organisational boundaries and cooperation
Publikováno: 27 July 1997
The agreement between LO and AC comes as a reaction to the need for fewer organisational disputes over boundaries and more cooperation with a view to improving the service to their members. At a press conference, the LO president,Hans Jensen, and the AC president,Søren Vang Rasmussen, pointed out that the main objective of the new agreement is to ensure and safeguard employees' influence on the development of Danish society. Both recognise the growing need to speak with only one voice on a number of issues. One of these issues is the need to upgrade and to meet the increasing demand for qualified labour in Denmark. In this respect the two confederations will initiate two joint projects - one aimed at forecasting developments which are likely to characterise the labour market in the near future, and the other considering the future need for further education and retraining.
The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) recently signed an agreement on demarcation to delineate organisational boundaries between the two confederations and to minimise competition for members.
The agreement between LO and AC comes as a reaction to the need for fewer organisational disputes over boundaries and more cooperation with a view to improving the service to their members. At a press conference, the LO president,Hans Jensen, and the AC president,Søren Vang Rasmussen, pointed out that the main objective of the new agreement is to ensure and safeguard employees' influence on the development of Danish society. Both recognise the growing need to speak with only one voice on a number of issues. One of these issues is the need to upgrade and to meet the increasing demand for qualified labour in Denmark. In this respect the two confederations will initiate two joint projects - one aimed at forecasting developments which are likely to characterise the labour market in the near future, and the other considering the future need for further education and retraining.
The political leaders of the two confederations will meet regularly to discuss issues of common interest. They will also coordinate their activities in the various committees and international organisations on which they are both represented. Furthermore, they intend to expand cooperation between their respective affiliates.
Trade unions in Denmark are represented by three different confederations:
the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) represents 24 member organisations, with a total of 1.5 million employees who are mainly skilled and unskilled blue-collar workers;
the Confederation of Salaried Employees and Civil Servants (FTF) represents approximately 30 member organisations, with a total of 400,000 mainly white-collar employees; and
the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) represents 22 member organisations with a total of 213,000 professional employees, who have an university degree or equivalent.
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