The Swedish Defence Forces Civilian Employees' Union ( sv, Försvarsverkens Civila Personals Förbund, FCPF) 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 civilian staff in the

Swedish Armed Forces The Swedish Armed Forces ( sv, Försvarsmakten, "the Defense Force") is the government agency that forms the armed forces of Sweden, tasked with the defense of the country as well as with promoting Sweden's wider interests, supporting internati ...

. The union was established on 29 December 1917 as the Army Civilian Employees' Union, and appointed its first full-time leader in 1919. In 1920, it became the FCPF, and in 1921 the Naval Shipyard Workers' Union merged in. The union 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 ...

in 1935, and grew rapidly during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, membership peaking at 22,271 in 1944. It remained fairly stable over the next few decades, and stood at 18,377 in 1969. The following year, it merged into the new

Swedish National Union of State Employees The Swedish Union for Service and Communications Employees ( sv, Service- och Kommunikationsfacket, SEKO) is a trade union in Sweden. History The union was founded on 14 May 1970, as the Swedish National Union of State Employees (SF). It resul ...

.{{cite book , last1=Ebbinghaus , first1=Bernhard , last2=Visser , first2=Jelle , title=Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945 , date=2000 , publisher=Palgrave Macmillan , location=Basingstoke , isbn=0333771125 , page=626–630

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Public sector trade unions Swedish Trade Union Confederation Trade unions in Sweden Trade unions established in 1917 Trade unions disestablished in 1970