Campaign for the Welfare State

The Campaign for the Welfare State (For velferdsstaten) is a progressive public policy advocacy organization and think tank in Norway, founded in 1999 by six trade unions to promote the welfare state as a political system and associated policies, and to oppose economic liberalism and privatization and strengthen democratic control of the society's resources in particular. It is a broad alliance of 23 trade unions and other organizations representing 1 million members (out of a population of 5 million). Its director is Asbjørn Wahl. The organization organizes the annual Welfare Conference (Velferdskonferansen). Its offices are housed by the Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees.

Members
The following national trade unions and associations are members of the organization:


 * Arbeidssøkerforbundet
 * El&IT-forbundet
 * Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees
 * Norwegian Union of Social Educators and Social Workers
 * FO-studentene
 * Union of Employees in Commerce and Offices
 * Industri Energi
 * LO Kommune
 * Kvinnefronten
 * Kvinnegruppa Ottar
 * Landsutvalget for Udelt og Fådelt Skole
 * Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union
 * Norsk Fengsels- og Friomsorgsforbund
 * Norsk Folkehøgskolelag
 * Norsk Lokomotivmannsforbund
 * Norsk Pensjonistforbund
 * Norwegian Civil Service Union
 * Norwegian Transport Workers' Union
 * SAFE
 * Skolenes Landsforbund
 * Tyrilistiftelsen
 * Union of Education Norway
 * The Welfare Alliance