Danish Hairdressers' and Beauticians' Union

The Danish Hairdressers' and Beauticians' Union (Danish: Dansk Frisør og Kosmetikerforbund, DFKF) was a trade union representing workers in the beauty industry in Denmark.

History

The union was founded on 5 June 1911, as the Barbers' and Hairdressers' Association of Denmark.[1] It affiliated to the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO), and to the International Union of Hairdressers.[2] It was led for many years by H. M. Christensen, who also organised the Figaro hair salons, where journeymen hairdressers could rent a chair. This dual role led to conflict, and some hairdressers attempted to set up a breakaway union, but this soon collapsed.[3]

In 1945, the union was expelled from LO for refusing to agree to longer working hours and the abolition of equal pay between men and women. It finally rejoined in 1967.[3] In 2013, the union had 4,033 members.[4] That year, the union merged into the Services Union, becoming one of the larger sections of that union.[5]

Presidents
1911: V. Reinvall-Hansen
1915: H. M. Christensen
1958: Arnold Hansen
1992: Poul Monggaard
2013: Lone Nordentoft Frost

Further reading
  • Christiansen, Karl Vilhelm (2011). Et forbund uden grænser. Kvinfo.

References
  1. "De delegerede der mødtes til den stiftende kongres i Barber- og Frisørsvendenes Forbund i Danmark, på hotel Viktoria i Fredericia den 5. juni 1911". Arbejdermuseet. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. The American Labor Yearbook. New York: Rand School of Social Science. 1924. p. 263.
  3. "Figaro Frisørsalonerne". Arbejdermuseet. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. Statistikbanken: LONMED: Antal medlemmer efter medlemsorganisationer og køn. Hentet 7. marts 2014.
  5. "SERVICEFORBUNDET". Allefagforeninger.dk. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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