The Danish Shoemakers' Union ( da, Dansk Skotøjsarbejderforbundet, DSF) was a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

representing workers in the shoemaking industry in Denmark. The union was founded in 1885. It later affiliated to the

Danish Confederation of Trade Unions LO, The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (Danish: ''LO, Landsorganisationen i Danmark'' or simply ''LO'') was founded in 1898 and was an umbrella organisation (the largest of the three national trade union centers in Denmark) for 18 Danish tra ...

(LO), and in 1931 was the federation's only affiliate to vote against accepting wage cuts. This led it to undertake a three-month strike without support from the federation. By 1954, the union had 6,042 members. In 1983, it merged into the Danish Clothing and Textile Workers' Union.{{cite book , title=Beretning-82 , date=1982 , publisher=LO , page=53

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