Council of Nordic Trade Unions
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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).
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
federation. It represents 9 million members from the Nordic countries
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
of Europe. It was founded in 1972, and has close ties with the Baltic Sea Trade Union Network
Baltic Sea Trade Union Network
The Baltic Sea Trade Union Network is a regional union federation of 22 organizations with 20 million members from the Baltic Sea region.It was founded in 1999.-Member countries:Member countries include:*Denmark*Estonia*Finland*Germany...
(BASTUN).