Your union at UiO
Anyone who works or studies at UiO can become a member of NTL (The Norwegian Civil Service Association). We work for salary increases and good working conditions for all our members. We have over 1,400 members at UiO. NTL is part of LO (The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions), the largest and most influential confederation in Norway.
Why join NTL?
It pays off
Those who are members of a trade union have better salary development than those who are not a member. NTL works to reduce inequalities and ensure equal pay and real wage growth through central pay increase.
Read more about our pay policy
NTL for everyone
All UiO employees and students can become members of NTL. We have members in all categories, both academic and administrative employees, permanent and temporary employees.
If you are a student, you can become a student member of NTL Ung for only NOK 250 for the entire period of study. Read more about this at NTL Ung (ntl.no)
Stronger together
As an NTL member, you have a solid trade union and skilled union reps at your back when you experience problems in your working life.
You spend a third of your day at work. We belive it's worth fighting for that the time we spend working should be the best possible, and that we should do it collectively.
Join a union with opinions
As a union at UiO, we work hard to give the best possible conditions for research and education. We work towards:
A socially responsible wage policy – NTL’s main position is that pay should be negotiated collectively, and therefore NTL generally argues for nationwide negotiations covering all employees in the sector.
Equal pay for equal work – your salary and working conditions should not depend on which faculty or department you are employed at, but rather on the tasks and responsibilities of your role.
Permanent tasks = permanent positions – NTL UiO actively campaigns for permanent contracts of employment as a rule.
Increased research funding and academic freedom – NTL wants a larger general grant to the institutions that provides economic predictability. More and more academics have to fund part of their own position by applying for external research funding. Performance management, productivity goals and competition for money does not provide the best conditions for quality in research and education.
Member benefits
Benefits for NTL members
- Representation and security regarding pay and conditions of employment
- Co-determination in employment issues
- Courses and training free of charge organized by NTL, LO and LO Stat
- Legal assistance free of charge in employment-related issues
- The right to apply for education grants
- Norway's best home insurance and a offers on travel and legal insurance
- A series of insurances and other products from LOfavør
LO's benefit program
As an international worker in Norway it can be hard to get the insurances you need. LOfavør is the benefits program for members of a LO union, as NTL, and gives you access to a range of member benefits, including marked leading insurances. With 1,000,000 members, we have the power to negotiate good and secure agreements for you in your private life.
LOfavør offers favorable insurance and banking services, discounts on holiday and cultural experiences, electricity contracts and legal services.
What does the membership cost?
Membership fee in NTL is 1,1% of your income. In most cases the fee is deducted from your pay, and to achieve this NTL regularly transfers membership information to employers. As a consequence, membership in NTL is not secret. It is more common than not to be a member: 80% of employees in the public sector are members of a union.
In addition to the membership fee you pay a premium for the collective LOfavør insurance schemes: Home contents insurance and legal insurance, which is mandatory, and travel insurance, which is optional. Check out this year's insurance premium costs.
You may deduct trade union membership fees from your taxes. The limit for this deduction is as of 2025 kr. 8250. Read more about this on the web pages of the Norwegian Tax Administration.