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The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (Danish: Landsorganisationen i Danmark or LO) is an umbrella organisation for Danish trade unions, founded January 3, 1898. The organisation is the largest national trade union confederation in Denmark, its affiliates gathering approximately 1.5 million members, mainly "blue collar" workers. An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry specific) institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...


The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions carries the role of coordinating collective bargaining. It also seeks to influence the government and the political parties when it comes to drafting and implementing legislation, especially in relation to labour market policies. It represents the trade union movement's interests on various boards, commissions and committees. Collective agreement is a labour contract between an employer and one or more unions. ...


The Danish labour market has a high level of unionisation compared to most other European countries, approximately 85 percent.


See also

The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (Landsorganisasjonen i Norge or LO) is decidedly the largest and probably the most influential central organization of labour unions in Norway. ... LO logo The Swedish Trade Union Confederation (Landsorganisationen i Sverige or LO) is an umbrella organisation for sixteen Swedish trade unions that organise blue collar workers. ...

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Danish Confederation of Trade Unions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (174 words)
The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (Danish: Landsorganisationen i Danmark or LO) is an umbrella organisation for Danish trade unions, founded January 3, 1898.
The organisation is the largest national trade union confederation in Denmark, its affiliates gathering approximately 1.5 million members, mainly "blue collar" workers.
The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions carries the role of coordinating collective bargaining.
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