ɹˈɑːən wʌz ɚɹˈɛstᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈɑːtsi ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən, ænd ɐ nˈuː lˈiːdɚ wʌz ɪmpˈoʊzd, wˌaɪl ðə jˈuːniənz stˈæf wɜː fˈoːɹst tə kəntˈɪnjuː ɪn ðɛɹ pˈoʊsts, ɔːlðˈoʊ mˈʌtʃ ʌvðə jˈuːniən wʌz sˈiːkɹᵻtli ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪnðə noːɹwˈiːdʒən ɹᵻsˈɪstəns.
Raaen was arrested in 1941, during the Nazi occupation, and a new leader was imposed, while the union's staff were forced to continue in their posts, although much of the union was secretly involved in the Norwegian resistance.