The Swedish Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Union ( sv, Beklädnadsarbetarnas förbund. Textil Konfektion Läder, Beklädnads) 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 several related industries in Sweden. The union was founded on 1 January 1972, when the

Swedish Clothing Workers' Union The Swedish Clothing Workers' Union ( sv, Svenska Beklädnadsarbetareförbundet, SBaf or Beklädnads) was a trade union representing workers in the garment industry in Sweden. The union was founded on 18 August 1889 in Stockholm, as the Swedish T ...

merged with the

Swedish Shoe and Leather Workers' Union The Swedish Shoe and Leather Workers' Union ( sv, Svenska Sko- och läderarbetareförbundet, SSoL) was a trade union representing workers in the leather industry in Sweden. The union was founded on 13 August 1888 in Stockholm, as the Swedish Shoe ...

and the

Swedish Textile Workers' Union The Swedish Textile Workers' Union ( sv, Svenska Textilarbetareförbundet, Textil) was a trade union representing workers in the textile industry in Sweden. The union was founded in Norrköping in 1898, soon moving its headquarters to Gothenburg ...

. Like all 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 ...

. It initially had 54,437 members, but this figure fell rapidly, in line with employment in the industry. By 1992, it had only 19,215 members, and the following year, it merged with the

Swedish Factory Workers' Union The Swedish Factory Workers' Union ( sv, Svenska Fabriksarbetareförbundet, Fabriks) was a trade union representing manufacturing workers in Sweden. The union was founded on 1 November 1891 in Lund, as the Södra District Heavy Industry Union. I ...

, to form the

Swedish Industrial Union The Swedish Industrial Union ( sv, Industrifacket) was a trade union representing manufacturing workers in Sweden. It was formed on 23 April 1993, with the merger of the Swedish Factory Workers' Union and the Swedish Textile, Garment and Leath ...

Presidents

:1972: Ivan Lind{{cite book , last1=Wellander , first1=Lars-Olof , title=Landssekretariatets berättelse , date=1999 , publisher=Riksarkivet , isbn=9789188366436 :1974: Karl-Erik Persson

References

Swedish Trade Union Confederation Textile and clothing trade unions Trade unions in Sweden Trade unions established in 1972 Trade unions disestablished in 1993