The Swedish Wood Workers' Union ( sv, Svenska Träarbetareförbundet, Trä) 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 wood workers 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 ...

. The union was founded in as the Wood Workers' Union of Sweden, and had 880 members by the end of the year. It grew rapidly, and although the Swedish Building Wood Workers' Union split away in 1904, it rejoined in 1916. 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 ...

, and by 1923, it had 16,177 members. The following year, it was split into the

Swedish Wood Industry Workers' Union The Swedish Wood Industry Workers' Union ( sv, Svenska Träindustriarbetareförbundet, STIAF or Trä) was a trade union representing wood workers in Sweden. The union was founded on 1 January 1924, when the Swedish Wood Workers' Union was split ...

, and a new

Swedish Building Wood Workers' Union The Swedish Building Wood Workers' Union ( sv, Svenska Byggnadsträarbetareförbundet, Btaf) was a trade union representing carpenters in Sweden. The first union of the name was founded in 1904, as a split from the Swedish Wood Workers' Union, b ...

Presidents

:1889: Rasmus Hansen :1894: Herman Lindqvist :1900: Sven Persson :1904: Arvid Thorborg :1908: Nils Linde

References

{{Reflist Swedish Trade Union Confederation Carpenters' trade unions Trade unions in Sweden Trade unions established in 1889 Trade unions disestablished in 1924