Norske Idrettsutøveres Sentralorganisasjon
Norske Idrettsutøveres Sentralorganisasjon ( NISO , German Central Association of Norwegian Athletes ) is a Norwegian trade union . It represents around 1,200 professional athletes , especially in the sports of soccer , ice hockey and handball . As a union, it is a member of the national umbrella organization Landsorganisasjonen i Norge .
background
After initial considerations at the beginning of the 1990s, the union was constituted on July 1, 1995 to represent the interests of professional athletes. The main areas of responsibility are classic employee representation issues; in particular, legal and labor law support and assistance with insurance issues are offered. Every year, the organization gives awards to various athletes at a gala evening, including the “Footballer of the Year” and the “Young Player of the Year”.
As a player representative in professional football, NISO belongs to the Paris-based Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels (FIFPro), for ice hockey the World Association of Icehockey Players Unions (WAIPU) and in handball the European Handball Players Union (EHPU).
Chairperson
- 1995–1998 Petter Belsvik , footballer
- 1998–2003 Morgan Andersen , national ice hockey player
- 2004–2009 Silje Vaadal , sports lawyer
- since 2009 Joachim Walltin , footballer
Individual evidence
- ↑ LO Beretning 1999
- ↑ Lederskifte i NISO frifagbevegelse.no, September 3, 2009, accessed on October 26, 2018.
Web links
- Official website (Norwegian, English)