FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark

FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark (Danish: FTF) was founded in 1952 and was one of the three national trade union centers, with about 80 Danish trade unions affiliated.

FTF
FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark
Funktionærernes og Tjenestemændenes Fællesråd
Merged intoDanish Trade Union Confederation
Founded1952
Dissolved31 December 2018
HeadquartersCopenhagen, Denmark
Location
Members
450,000 (2009)
Key people
Bente Sorgenfrey (President))
AffiliationsITUC, ETUC, TUAC, NFS
Websitewww.ftf.dk

History

The FTF was founded in 1952. At the time, the major Danish trade union centre was the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO), which was affiliated to the Social Democratic Party. Many clerical unions objected to this affiliation, and founded the FTF as an unaffiliated rival. Over time, fierce rivalry with the LO turned to co-operation, and the federation also worked with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC).[1] By 2009, the FTF had a membership of 450,000.

From 2015, FTF engaged in negotiations with LO about a potential merger. This occurred on 1 January 2019, and the LO became part of the new Danish Trade Union Confederation (FH).[2] However, the federation's largest affiliate, the Finance Federation, along with the Danish Physiotherapists, and the Association of Designers, voted against joining FH, and instead became independent.

The FTF was affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) and the Council of Nordic Trade Unions (NFS).

Membership

Members of the 86 trade unions of the FTF were typically employees with a higher education and an academic degree (e.g. a bachelor's degree or a master's degree) or a first professional degree. Some members didn't have a higher education but a vocational education ("white-collar workers"). A typical FTF-member occupies a middle or upper middle position in society as regards salary and pension benefits. Many FTF-members were leaders.

FTF-members were e.g. pharmaconomists, journalists, medical laboratory scientists, teachers, bank employees, physical therapists, businesspersons, actors, dental hygienists, police officers, podiatrists, engineers, nurses, stage directors, social workers, radiographers etc.

Affiliates

UnionAbbreviationMembership (2018)[3]
Association of Court Employees46
Association of Danish Cemetery ManagersFDK135
Association of Danish ChairpersonsNot recorded
Association of Danish Inseminators173
Association of Designers
Association of Map and Surveying TechniciansKLF664
Association of Musicians in the Armed ForcesDMF70
Association of Parliamentary Servants87
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 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 Forest and Landscape Engineers' AssociationNot recorded
Danish Musicians' UnionDMF4,883
Danish Nurses' OrganizationDSR62,770
Danish Orthopaedic Engineers' Association41
Danish Physiotherapists
Danish Podiatrists1,632
Danish Police Federation11,815
Danish Psychomotor TherapistsDAP948
Danish Radio Media AssociationMDR228
Danish Sextons' Association570
Danish Union of TeachersDLF58,179
Diet and Nutrition AssociationKOST8,230
DSLDSL593
Education Association9,187
FAFFAF922
Finance Federation
Frederiksberg Municipal AssociationFKF441
Free Schools' Teachers' AssociationFSL10,000
Gentofte Municipal AssociationGKF392
Greenland Organisation for Public EmployeesAKNot recorded
HIHI432
Insurance Association7,839
JIDJID1,208
Kirkekultur.nuNot recorded
KL Staff Association118
Midwives' Association2,655
National Orchestra Musicians' Joint Council325
Occupational Therapy Association8,802
Organists' Association581
Prisons AssociationFFT227
PROSAPROSA10,720
Public Emergency Preparedness AssociationDOBL321
Radiographers' CouncilRadiograf2,042
Radio Telegraphists' Association of 1917Not recorded
SAFUSAFU914
Traffic LeagueTRF610
Tourist Guides' Association251
Viften95

Presidents

1970: Jens Christensen
1977: Kirsten Stallknecht
1984: Martin Rømer
1988: Anker Christoffersen
2003: Bente Sorgenfrey

References

  1. Redder, Gitte (14 November 2018). "Efter 66 år på arbejdsmarkedet: Farvel til FTF". Avisen. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  2. Prelsler, Marle (11 February 2019). "Danish trade union movement gathers the troops". Nordic Labour Journal. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. 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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