Confederation of Vocational Unions

The Confederation of Vocational Unions (Yrkesorganisasjonenes Sentralforbund, YS) is a national trade union center, an umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway.

It was established in 1977 as a non-partisan alternative to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). It is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation, the European Trade Union Confederation, the Council of Nordic Trade Unions and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD.

Presidents

 * 1977: Egil Sandberg
 * 1981: Eldri Langåker
 * 1986: Gunnar Caspersen (acting)
 * 1987: Jan Andersen-Gott
 * 1993: Eva Bjøreng
 * 1996: Randi Bjørgen
 * 2006: Tore Eugen Kvalheim
 * 2013: Jorunn Berland