Campaign for the Welfare State
# Campaign for the Welfare State

The Campaign for the Welfare State (Norwegian: 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
