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The Swedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union ( sv, Svenska Skogs- och Träfacket, Skogs o 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 workers in the forestry and woodworking industries in Sweden.


History

The union was established in 1998, when the Swedish Forest Workers' Union merged with the Swedish Wood Industry Workers' Union. The union's president, Kjell Dahlström, claimed that the merger saved SEK 30,000,000. Like both its predecessors, the union affiliated to the Swedish Trade Union Confederation. On formation, it had 68,709 members, but this fell rapidly, along with employment in the industry, and by 2008 it had only 39,144 members. In 2009, it merged with the Swedish Graphic Workers' Union, to form GS.


Further reading

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External links

*{{official website, http://www.skogstrafacket.org


References

Swedish Trade Union Confederation Timber industry trade unions Trade unions in Sweden Trade unions established in 1998 Trade unions disestablished in 2009