Swedish Metalworkers' Union

The Swedish Metalworkers' Union (Swedish: Svenska Metallindustriarbetareförbundet often shortened in text and speech to simply Metall) was a trade union in Sweden. It was formed in 1888 and had a membership of 379,000.

Metall
Full nameSwedish Metalworkers' Union
Native nameSvenska Metallindustriarbetareförbundet
Founded1888
Date dissolvedJanuary 2006
Merged intoIF Metall
Members379,000
AffiliationLO
Key peopleGöran Johnsson, president
Office locationStockholm, Sweden
CountrySweden
Websitewww.metall.se

In January 2006, the Swedish Metalworkers' Union merged with the Swedish Industrial Union to form IF Metall.

Notable members

References

  • ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.


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