Gunnar Andersson (born 1890,

Tjällmo Tjällmo is a locality situated in Motala Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 557 inhabitants in 2010. Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making ...

, d. 1946) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

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 ( ...

organizer. He belonged to the

Metalworkers' Union The Metalworkers' Union ( fi, Metallityöväen Liitto, Metalli) was a trade union representing workers in the metal industry in Finland. The first Metalworkers' Union in Finland was founded in 1899, but was banned in 1930. Later that year, a new ...

. In 1946 Andersson was elected as chairman of the

Swedish Trade Union Confederation The Swedish Trade Union Confederation ( sv, Landsorganisationen i Sverige ; literally "National Organisation in Sweden"), commonly referred to as LO (), is a national trade union centre, an umbrella organisation for fourteen Swedish trade unions ...

, but died prior to the initiation of his term in office.LO - Landsorganisationen i Sverige - LO:s alla ordförande genom tiderna
at www.lo.se

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Swedish trade union leaders 1890 births 1946 deaths {{Sweden-activist-stub