Edward Mørk (28 November 1888 – 1962) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party.
He was a typographer by profession but entered politics via the Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund in 1906. He was the national leader of the organization in 1909, 1911, and 1914. [1] He then chaired Oslo Faglige Samorg from 1920 to 1932 and was also a secretariat member of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions from 1925 to 1927. [2] He was a proponent of local trade union confederations ( Norwegian: samorganisasjon). At the 1923 Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions congress, he proposed that fourteen representatives from the local confederations get a place in the supervisory council. The proposal was voted down with 102 against 101 votes. [3] From 1932 on, he led the Employment Office (Arbeidskontoret) in Oslo. [1]
In 1934, he was excluded from the Labour Party for failing to deny accusations of corruption. [1] He died in 1962. [2]
Edward Mørk (28 November 1888 – 1962) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party.
He was a typographer by profession but entered politics via the Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund in 1906. He was the national leader of the organization in 1909, 1911, and 1914. [1] He then chaired Oslo Faglige Samorg from 1920 to 1932 and was also a secretariat member of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions from 1925 to 1927. [2] He was a proponent of local trade union confederations ( Norwegian: samorganisasjon). At the 1923 Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions congress, he proposed that fourteen representatives from the local confederations get a place in the supervisory council. The proposal was voted down with 102 against 101 votes. [3] From 1932 on, he led the Employment Office (Arbeidskontoret) in Oslo. [1]
In 1934, he was excluded from the Labour Party for failing to deny accusations of corruption. [1] He died in 1962. [2]