{"id":43159,"date":"2025-11-13T10:41:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T09:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arbejdermuseet.dk\/?page_id=43159"},"modified":"2026-01-29T08:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T07:22:17","slug":"the-building-constructors-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arbejdermuseet.dk\/en\/library-archive\/the-trade-union-movement-then-and-now\/the-building-constructors-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"The building constructors’ archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On the occasion of a move to new premises in Ny Kongensgade in Copenhagen and the 50th anniversary in 2016, Konstrukt\u00f8rforeningen has secured the long-term preservation of their archive at ABA in Taastrup.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Jesper J\u00f8rgensen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After repackaging and organizing the papers, there are now 132 archive boxes covering the period from the association’s establishment in 1966 until 2012. The archive consists of documents from the association’s executive committee, board and general meetings as well as papers from committees, collective bargaining and special initiatives such as the Construction Forum, where building constructors met for congresses on important topics within the profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Taastrupg\u00e5rd is a typical element building from the 1970s, a so-called crane track building. Photo: Kirstine Theilgaard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The archive documents the story of a small trade union that grew and developed into a modern FTF trade union that looks after the interests of a growing number of organized building constructors in a sometimes turbulent labour market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This story will be told and – before the anniversary in 2016 – written by cand.mag. Anna Krogh S\u00f8ndergaard, a former student assistant at the Workers’ Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s really cool to write about a trade union that in just 50 years has grown from three enthusiasts to the over 7,000 members it has today. The history of the union is exciting because, through the constructor’s role as planner and coordinator, it reflects the development of construction and thus tells a piece of Danish history. By delving into the archive material, I gain insight into how brick building, prefabricated construction and fossil-free and digital construction today have influenced how trade unions have organized themselves.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See an overview of the archive<\/a> or view the Constructors’ Association’s publications in the ABA Library.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about the history of the association on the Danish Engineering Federation’s website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\r\n

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