Swedish_Forest_and_Wood_Workers'_Union

Swedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union

Swedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union

Trade union in Sweden

The Swedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union (Swedish: Svenska Skogs- och Träfacket, Skogs o Trä) was a trade union representing workers in the forestry and woodworking industries in Sweden.

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History

The union was established in 1998, when the Swedish Forest Workers' Union merged with the Swedish Wood Industry Workers' Union. The union's president, Kjell Dahlström, claimed that the merger saved SEK 30,000,000. Like both its predecessors, the union affiliated to the Swedish Trade Union Confederation. On formation, it had 68,709 members, but this fell rapidly, along with employment in the industry, and by 2008 it had only 39,144 members. In 2009, it merged with the Swedish Graphic Workers' Union, to form GS.[1][2]

Further reading

  • Ericsson, Kjell (2009). Skogs- och träfacket 1998-2009. Stockholm: Skogs- och träfacket. ISBN 9789197776813.

References

  1. [1]
    Johansson, Marcus (7 December 2006). ""Samgåendet får inte gå för fort fram"". Dagens Arbete. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. [2]
    Kjellberg, Anders (2017). The Membership Development of Swedish Trade Unions and Union Confederations Since the End of the Nineteenth Century. Lund University. p. 62. ISBN 9172673109.
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