GS is a trade union in

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

representing workers in the media, forestry and woodworking industries.

History

The union was established on 1 June 2009 through the merging of Swedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union and

Swedish Graphic Workers' Union The Swedish Graphic Workers' Union ( sv, Grafiska Fackförbundet, Grafiska or GF) was a trade union representing printing industry workers in Sweden. The union was founded when the Swedish Bookbinders' Union merged with the Swedish Lithographic ...

. Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to 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 ...

. The merger was originally conceived by the Swedish Paper Workers' Union, but that union ultimately decided to remain independent. On formation, the union had 52,845 members, but this has fallen in line with employment in the industries it covers. By 2019, it had 37,583 members.

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References

* Swedish Trade Union Confederation Printing trade unions Timber industry trade unions Trade unions in Sweden 2009 establishments in Sweden Trade unions established in 2009 {{Sweden-org-stub