The Negotiating Body KTO

For the purpose of collective bargaining all the county and municipal employee unions have set up a joint negotiation body: The Danish Association of Local Government Employees' Organisations (KTO).

It is KTO which negotiates directly with the county and municipal employers. These negotiations concern for instance: wage and salary conditions in general, maternity leave, child care days, participation, working time and agreements on projects concerning quality of work and personnel policy. Within the framework and general agreements the single unions negotiate more special and detailed conditions.

For further information concerning the collective bargaining system within the public sector in Denmark press here.

The County and Municipal Employees' Unions and Confederations
Within the county and municipal sector a large number of unions representing the employees. The unions are affiliated to three different central organisations: The Danish TUC (LO), The Joint Council of Salaried Employees and Civil Servants (FTF) and The Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). The unions organise either solely public employees (for example Trade and Labor (FOA) and The Danish Teachers Organisation (DLF) or are a mixture of both public and private employees (for example United Federation of Danish Workers (3F) and The Danish Association of Lawyers of Economists (DJØF). The LO Affiliated unions which organise employees in the municipalities and counties are also affiliated to the Danish Confederation of Municipal Employees (DKK). Likewise the FTF-unions organising employees in the municipalities and counties are affiliated to FTF-K, which is the municipal branch division of FTF.

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