The Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations ( sv, Sveriges Akademikers Centralorganisation, SACO) is a confederation of 26 independent
professional association
A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) usually seeks to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that profession, and t ...
s in Sweden. It gathers some 940,000 members, all of whom are academics or graduate professionals with a
university or college degree. The members include economists, lawyers, architects, graduate engineers, doctors, scientists, teachers and many others. A growing share of Swedish union members are affiliated to a Saco union: 1% in 1950 and 18% in 2018 (pensioners and students excluded).
[Anders Kjellberg (2019]
''Kollektivavtalens täckningsgrad samt organisationsgraden hos arbetsgivarförbund och fackförbund''
Department of Sociology, Lund University. Studies in Social Policy, Industrial Relations, Working Life and Mobility. Research Reports 2019:1, Appendix 4 Table 41; see also Appendix 3 (in English)
The organisation does not form affiliations with political parties.
Associations
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Association of Architects (''Sveriges Arkitekter'')
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Association of Graduate Engineers (''Sveriges Ingenjörer'')
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Association of Graduates in Business Administration and Economics (''Civilekonomerna'')
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Association of Graduates in Documentation, Information and Culture (''DIK-förbundet'')
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Association of Graduates in Forestry (''Skogsakademikerna'')
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Association of Graduates in Law, Economics and Personnel Management (''Jusek'')
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Swedish Association of Graduates in Public Administration and Social Work (''Akademikerförbundet SSR'')
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Association of Head Teachers and Directors of Education (''Sveriges Skolledarförbund'')
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Association of Military Officers (''Officersförbundet'')
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Association of Military Officers in the Reserve (''Sveriges Reservofficersförbund'')
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Association of Occupational Therapists (''Förbundet Sveriges Arbetsterapeuter'')
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Association of Registered Physiotherapists (''Legitimerade sjukgymnasters Riksförbund'')
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Association of Scientists (''Naturvetarna'')
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Association of University Teachers
The Association of University Teachers (AUT) was the trade union and professional association that represented academic (teaching and research) and academic-related (librarians, IT professionals and senior administrators) staff at pre-1992 ...
(''Sveriges Universitetslärarförbund'')
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Association of Church of Sweden Employees
Association may refer to:
*Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal
* Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry
*Voluntary associati ...
(''Kyrkans Akademikerförbund'')
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National Union of Teachers in Sweden
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, c ...
(''Lärarnas Riksförbund'')
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SRAT (associations of professional employees)
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SACO Association for Traffic and Railway Saco may refer to:
__NOTOC__ Geography Brazil
* Saco River (Maranhão), Maranhão state
* Saco River (Paracauari), Pará state
Mozambique
* Saco Bay (Mozambique)
United States
* Saco, Alabama, an unincorporated community
* Saco, Califo ...
(''SACO-förbundet Trafik och Järnväg'')
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Swedish Dental Association
The Swedish Dental Association ( sv, Sveriges Tandläkarförbund) is the main odontological organization in Sweden. It deals with issues affecting the role of dentists, professional ethics, education and science.
The Swedish Dental Association wa ...
(''Sveriges Tandläkarförbund'')
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Swedish Medical Association
The Swedish Medical Association (SMA) is the union and professional organization for medical doctors and medical students in Sweden. In the main, it deploys activities on behalf the Swedish doctors' employment conditions, ethics, working environm ...
(''Sveriges Läkarförbund'')
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Swedish Pharmaceutical Association
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
(''Sveriges Farmacevtförbund'')
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Swedish Psychological Association
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
(''Sveriges Psykologförbund'')
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Swedish Ship Officers' Association
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
(''Sveriges Fartygsbefälsförening'')
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Swedish Veterinary Association
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
(''Sveriges Veterinärförbund'')
Footnotes
Further reading
* Anders Kjellberg (2017
''The Membership Development of Swedish Trade Unions and Union Confederations Since the End of the Nineteenth Century''(Studies in Social Policy, Industrial Relations, Working Life and Mobility). Research Reports 2017:2 (updated 2018). Lund: Department of Sociology, Lund University
See also
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Swedish Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and Services (''PTK'')
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Swedish Public Employees' Negotiation Council (''OFR'')
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Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees
The Confederation of Professional Employees ( sv, Tjänstemännens Centralorganisation, TCO) is a national trade union centre, the umbrella organisation for 13 trade unions in Sweden that organise professional and other qualified employees in bot ...
(''TCO'')
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