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Ylva Thörn
Ylva Thörn (born 2 August 1954) is a Swedish politician and former trade unionist. Born in Åtvidaberg, Thörn became a nursing assistant in 1974, initially in Åtvidaberg and then in Linköping. She joined the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union (Kommunal), and began working full-time for the union in 1987, as a regional officer. She became president of Kommunal in 1996, and in 2002 additionally became president of the Public Services International Public Services International (PSI) is the global union federation for workers in public services, including those who work in social services, health care, municipal services, central government and public utilities. , PSI has 700 affiliated .... Thörn left her union posts in 2010, and started working for the Swedish Social Democratic Party, becoming deputy general secretary of the party in 2012. In 2015, she was appointed as Governor of Dalarna County. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Thorn, Ylva 1954 births Living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ylva (She-wolf, female Wolf) is an old Swedish female given name. It is the female form of the masculine given name Ulf and is one of the earliest names to appear in documents. The oldest written proof of the name's occurrence in Sweden was Ingrid Ylva, the mother of Birger Magnusson von Bjälbo from about 1200. Women with the name Given name * Ylva, mononym of a Danish singer * Ylva Eggehorn (born 1950), Swedish poet and writer * Ylva Johansson (born 1964), Swedish politician * Ylva Lindberg (born 1976), Swedish ice hockey player * Ylva Lööf, Swedish actress * Ingrid Ylva (c. 1180s-c. 1250), Swedish noblewoman Fiction The name has increased in popularity and become internationally better known because of the mother of Vicky the Viking. Ylva is also a character in ''The Long Ships ''The Long Ships'' or ''Red Orm'' (original Swedish: ''Röde Orm'' meaning ''Red Serpent'' or ''Red Snake'') is an adventure novel by the Swedish writer Frans G. Bengtsson. The narrative is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish People
Swedes ( sv, svenskar) are a North Germanic ethnic group native to the Nordic region, primarily their nation state of Sweden, who share a common ancestry, culture, history and language. They mostly inhabit Sweden and the other Nordic countries, in particular Finland where they are an officially recognized minority, with a substantial diaspora in other countries, especially the United States. Etymology The English term "Swede" has been attested in English since the late 16th century and is of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin. In Swedish, the term is ''svensk'', which is from the name of '' svear'' (or Swedes), the people who inhabited Svealand in eastern central Sweden, and were listed as ''Suiones'' in Tacitus' history '' Germania'' from the first century AD. The term is believed to have been derived from the Proto-Indo-European reflexive pronominal root, , as the Latin ''suus''. The word must have meant "one's own (tribesmen)". The same root and original meaning i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…tvidaberg
Åtvidaberg is a locality and the seat of Åtvidaberg Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 6,859 inhabitants in 2010. History Copper was mined in the area from the 14th century, and the name "Åtvidaberg" was originally the name of a ''bergslag'' (a type of mining community). The earliest known use of the place name is from 1467, as a compound of the words ''Åtvid'', which was the name of the parish, and ''berg'', literally "mountain", but in this context referring to a mine. The town's development was to be directed by the noble family Adelswärd. Through investments in the 19th and early 20th century the town developed into a modern industrial town. In the 1970s the industry was dominated by Facit, making calculators. It was a major sponsor of the football team Åtvidabergs FF, one of Sweden's strongest team in the 1970s. When Facit went bankrupt in the second half of the 1970s, it led to the downfall and degradation of the team. At the end of the 19th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linköping
Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church of Sweden) and is well known for its cathedral. Linköping is the center of an old cultural region and celebrated its 700th anniversary in 1987. Dominating the city's skyline from afar is the steeple of the cathedral, Domkyrka. Nowadays, Linköping is known for its university and its high-technology industry. Linköping wants to create a sustainable development of the city and therefore plans to become a carbon-neutral community by 2025. Located on the Östergötland Plain, Linköping is closely linked to Norrköping, roughly to the east, near the sea. History The city is possibly named after the '' Lionga ting'' assembly which according to Medieval Scandinavian laws was the most important thing in Östergötland. Exact location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Municipal Workers' Union
The Swedish Municipal Workers' Union ( sv, Svenska Kommunalarbetareförbundet), is the largest trade union in Sweden with 570 000 members as of 2005, it was created 1910. It is commonly referred to as ''Kommunal'' ("''Municipal''"). The union was founded in Stockholm on 23 January 1910, as a split from the Swedish Factory Workers' Union. Like its predecessor, it affiliated to the Swedish Trade Union Confederation. It initially had 1,218 members, but grew rapidly. The Swedish Tramwaymen's Union left in 1917, but rejoined the following year. The Swedish Firefighters' Union joined in 1918, then the Swedish Hospital Staff Union split away in 1923, rejoining in 1945. By this point, the union had 59,426 members. The Swedish Vergers' Union joined in 1946, then the State Hospital Personnel Union in 1967, the Swedish Chimney Sweeps' Union in 1981, and the Swedish Agricultural Workers' Union in 2001. Its peak membership was 651,670 in 1991, and as of 2019 it stood at 500,560. The m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Services International
Public Services International (PSI) is the global union federation for workers in public services, including those who work in social services, health care, municipal services, central government and public utilities. , PSI has 700 affiliated trade unions from 154 countries representing over 30 million workers. History In March 1907, the executive of the German Union of Municipal and State Workers, based in Berlin, issued a call to "workers employed in municipal and state undertakings, in power stations, in gas and waterworks, in all countries" to attend an international conference in August 1907, in Stuttgart. Four Danes, two Dutchmen, eight Germans, a Hungarian, a Swede and a Swiss met in the Stuttgart trade union building for the First Congress of Public Services International, representing 44,479 workers, and they founded the International Secretariat of the Workers in Public Services. This grew rapidly, and by 1913 represented more than 100,000 workers, enabling a part- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Party, formally the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party ( sv, Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti ; S/SAP), usually referred to as The Social Democrats ( sv, link=no, Socialdemokraterna ), is a social-democratic political party in Sweden. Founded in 1889, the SAP is the country's oldest and currently largest party. From the mid-1930s to the 1980s, the Social Democratic Party won more than 40% of the vote. From 1932 to 1976, the SAP was continuously in government. Most recently, the party was heading the government from 2014 to 2022. It participates in elections as "The Workers' Party – The Social Democrats" ( sv, link=no, Arbetarepartiet – Socialdemokraterna ). History Founded in 1889 as a member of the Second International, a split occurred in 1917 when the left socialists split from the Social Democrats to form the Swedish Social Democratic Left Party (later the Communist Party of Sweden and now the Left Party). The symbol of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Dalarna County
This is a list of governors for Dalarna County in Sweden, from 1634 to present. Dalarna County was known as Kopparberg County until 1997. Footnotes References External links * {{County governors of Sweden Lists of county governors of Sweden, Dalarna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annelie Nordström
Annelie Nordström, also ''Nordström Eriksson'', (born 12 July 1955) is a Swedish politician who acted as general secretary of the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union from 2010 to 2016. She started her career as a child caretaker in Halmstad and was a trade union activist locally within the Municipal Workers Union between 1974 and 1980, and an ombudsman in Stockholm for some time in 1981. She moved to Vilhelmina, where she became personnel manager in Vilhelmina municipality between 1988 and 1998. She became active in the Social Democratic Party – first as a county politician between 1991 and 1998, then as councilor in Vilhelmina municipality between 1998 and 2000. Nordström was a functionnaire at the Municipal Federal office in Stockholm between 2001 and 2005, vice chairman between 2009 and 2010, and Chairman of the Federation from 2010 onwards. She is a member of the boards of Trade Union Confederation in Sweden, Folksam and Arenagruppen. Nordström received attention in Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lucy (labor Leader)
William Lucy (born November 26, 1933) is an American trade union leader. He served as Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) from 1972–2010. Life Lucy was born to Susie and Joseph Lucy in Memphis, Tennessee on November 26, 1933, and grew up in Richmond, California. In the early 1950s, He studied civil engineering at the University of California, Berkeley but did not obtain a degree. He worked for Contra Costa County as a materials and research engineer, where he would work for the next thirteen years. During this period of time, Lucy started working within the labor movement. As of 2021, Lucy serves on the board of directors of the NAACP. Labor movement Lucy became a member of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local #1675 in 1956 and was elected as its president in 1965. He began working full-time at AFSCME's national headquarters in Washington, D.C. the following year as ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Prentis
David Prentis, Baron Prentis of Leeds (born 29 May 1948) is a British trade unionist and former General Secretary of UNISON, the United Kingdom's largest trade union. He was originally elected in 2000. He was re-elected in March 2005, with 77% of the vote, in 2010 (with 67% of the vote), and in 2015 (with 49% of the vote). Early life Prentis was born and brought up in Leeds where he attended St Michael's College from 1959 to 1967. He went to the University of London where he took a BA in History, then studied Economic History at the London School of Economics. This was followed by a master's degree in Industrial Relations at the University of Warwick. Trade unions He joined NALGO in 1975, and in 1990 he became its deputy general secretary. He was UNISON's deputy general secretary (DGS) from its formation in July 1993, when it was formed from NALGO, NUPE and CoHSE. UNISON leadership In his role as the deputy general secretary, Prentis directed UNISON's national negotiating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
