ɪt wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː æz ɐ mˈɜːdʒɚɹ ʌvðə noːɹwˈiːdʒən jˈuːniən ʌv mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl ɛmplˈɔɪiːz ænd ðə noːɹwˈiːdʒən ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ʌv hˈɛlθ ænd sˈoʊʃəl kˈɛɹ pˌɜːsənˈɛl.
It was founded in 2003 as a merger of the Norwegian Union of Municipal Employees and the Norwegian Association of Health and Social Care Personnel.