The Swedish Railway Employees' Union ( sv, Svenska Järnvägsmannaförbundet, SJMF) 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 railway industry in Sweden. The union was founded on 12 May 1899 by 400 workers on private railways. It was joined by the Swedish Association of Railway Workers in 1903, the Association of State Railways' Car and Engine Shed Employees, and the Swedish Association of State Linemen in 1904. In 1906, both the Swedish State Railways Association of Foremen, Labourers and Office Workers and the Association of State Railways Engine Workers joined. By 1907, it had 27,694 members, of which the majority worked for the state railways.{{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 In 1920, the Swedish State Railways' Guard Union joined, and in 1922, the SJMF 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 1925, the Swedish Guard Employees' Union split away, but it rejoined in 1940. The Swedish Engine Employees' Union joined in 1941, and although the Swedish Engine Drivers' Union left in 1950, the Association of Swedish State Railways' Line Foremen joined in 1951. Membership peaked at 69,090 in 1952, and by 1969 was down to 43,981. The following year, it merged with seven other unions, to form the

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 res ...

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