fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹz æz ɐ nˈɑːnpəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˌɔːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃən, lˈiːdɚɹ ˈælbɚt ɹˈɑːən pɚswˈeɪdᵻd ɪt tʊ ɐlˈaɪn wɪððə sˈoʊʃəl dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk mˈuːvmənt, ænd ɪɾ ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə noːɹwˈiːdʒən kənfˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv tɹˈeɪd jˈuːniənz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn.
Following years as a non-political organisation, leader Albert Raaen persuaded it to align with the social democratic movement, and it affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions in 1931.