The Swedish Sheet Metal Workers' Union ( sv, Svenska Bleck- och Plåtslagareförbundet, SBOP) 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 sheet metal workers in Sweden. The union was founded in 1893, as a split from the

Swedish Metalworkers' Union The Swedish Metalworkers' Union ( sv, Svenska Metallindustriarbetareförbundet often shortened in text and speech to simply ''Metall'') was a trade union in Sweden. History The union was founded in Stockholm on 21 May 1888, and had 555 members b ...

. While it initially had only 125 members, it grew rapidly, reaching 1,849 members by 1907. It was an early affiliated 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 ...

, joining by 1901. The union hit an all-time peak of 6,256 members in 1992. Towards the end of the 1990s, it steadily lost members, and by 1999 was down to only 4,411 members. On 1 January 2000, it merged into the

Swedish Building Workers' Union The Swedish Building Workers' Union ( sv, Svenska Byggnadsarbetareförbundet, Byggnads) is a trade union representing workers in the construction industry in Sweden. The union was established on 1 January 1949, when the Swedish Building Wood Wor ...

.{{cite news , last1=Petterson , first1=Kenneth , title=Bleck och Plåt och Byggnads går samman , url=https://www.byggnadsarbetaren.se/bleck-och-plat-och-byggnads-gar-samman/ , access-date=5 February 2021 , work=Byggnads Arbetaren , date=19 February 2001

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Swedish Trade Union Confederation Sheet metal workers' trade unions Trade unions in Sweden Trade unions established in 1893 Trade unions disestablished in 2000