page_title: LO Stat
hierarchical_section_title: LO Stat
caption_attribution_description: English: A member of the Norwegian trade union LO Stat during a strike rally in Oslo in 2012.
context_page_description: LO Stat is one of two bargaining structures within the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. LO Stat is the counterpart in negotiations over state employees' wages and conditions with the government and the employer's organisation, Spekter.
  It organizes employees of the Norwegian state or of companies that are member bodies of the employers' association Spekter. It was created in 1939 under the name Statstjenestemannskartellet. In 1996 it was renamed to LO Stat. It was one of four cartels until 2004, when LO Industri and LO Service were abolished, leaving only LO Stat and, for municipal employees, LO Kommune.
  The current chair is Tone Rønoldtangen.
context_section_description: LO Stat (LO State) is one of two bargaining structures within the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). LO Stat is the counterpart in negotiations over state employees' wages and conditions with the government and the employer's organisation, Spekter.
  It organizes employees of (1) the Norwegian state (Government employees) or (2) of companies that are member bodies of the employers' association Spekter. It was created in 1939 under the name Statstjenestemannskartellet ('the Cartel of Public Servants'). In 1996 it was renamed to LO Stat. It was one of four cartels until 2004, when LO Industri and LO Service were abolished, leaving only LO Stat and, for municipal employees, LO Kommune.
  The current chair is Tone Rønoldtangen.
caption: A demonstration in connection with a strike for Norwegian government employees in Oslo in 2012.
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