1. Welcome to LO

2. Facts LO's affiliated unions have approximately 1.1 million members
450,000 of them are public sector employees
650,000 of them are private sector employees
LO-members are typically skilled and unskilled workers and workers with short-term further education
Approximately 73 per cent of all Danish workers are unionized.

3. Our mission LO has three main goals:
We work for jobs, training and education for everyone. This is key to the individual workers’ opportunities and freedom.
We work to promote a labour market model with collective agreements, shop stewards and proper working conditions at the workplace. This provides a strong foundation for a competitive and equal society.
We work to combat social dumping - both in the case of foreign workers coming to Denmark but also when Danish companies move workplaces to other countries. Our aim is to create equal conditions for workers in an open and modern society.

4. LO's overall tasks
As a central organisation, LO takes on overall, interdisciplinary tasks on behalf of its affiliated unions.
LO works to create results for members in the fields of pay- and working conditions, training and education and employee participation.
LO is also tasked with presenting ideas and visions for the further development of the labour market.

5. LO's specific tasks
LO represents the unions vis-à-vis the Government and Parliament
Takes part in tripartite and four-partite negotiations
Concludes and revises general agreements
Coordinates collective bargaining
Represents the unions internationally in the NFS, ETUC, ITUC, WTO and the EU
Conducts cases before the Industrial Court etc. on behalf of its affiliated unions

6. LO’s core tasks LO’s core responsibilities are;
The Danish model - development of collective agreements
The trade union movement as an organisation
Maintaining workers' issues high on the agenda
Labour and employment law
Health and safety at work and cooperation
Welfare and redistribution
Labour market policy
Growth, research, training and education
Equal pay and the gender-segregated labour market
EU and international regulation

7. The Danish model
The Danish labour market model (the Danish model/flexicurity) is based on the autonomy of the social partners. In most other countries, the labour market is governed by legislation.
However, in the Danish labour market, there is no legislation in central areas such as pay and working time. The social partner organisations agree on the rules in these areas by means of collective agreements - among others.
The Danish model offers influence for workers and employers rather than influence for politicians.
The Danish model provides flexibility and stability.

8. A break with 139 years' of tradition
The cooperation between the trade union movement and the Social Democrats dates back to 1871 when the two parties were joined in one workers' organisation.
In 1996, LO formally cut the ties to the Social Democrats and in 2003, LO ceased to pay financial contributions to the party and established its own value statement.
Now, LO cooperates with all sides of the political spectrum in all matters that are important to LO's members.

9. LO’s structure
LO's Congress gathers every four years with the participation of 400 delegates. Among other things, Congress reviews the work and results of the past four years and adopts a policy platform.
The General Council is the highest authority between congresses.
The Day-to-day management is elected by Congress and has 14 members.
Local LO-sections:
Local cooperation between trade union branches
Participation in local employment councils

10. Web sites LO's structure www.lo.dk/english Are you okay www.erduok.dk
LO Youth
The Job Patrol
LO plus:
A4, LO's weekly newsletter
The LO/FTF Council
History of the labour movement

11. LO’s political management
Arne Grevsen, First Vice-President
Lizette Risgaard, President
Morten Skov Christiansen, Vice-President
Nanna Højlund,
Vice-President
Ejnar K. Holst,
Vice-President