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The Danish Woodworkers' Union (, TAF) was a
trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...
representing workers in wood manufacturing and construction in
Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
. The union was founded in 1895, as the Sawmill and Machine Workers' Federation of Denmark. It later affiliated to the
Danish Confederation of Trade Unions LO, The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions ( Danish: ''LO, Landsorganisationen i Danmark'' or simply ''LO'') was founded in 1898 and was an umbrella organisation (the largest of the three national trade union centers in Denmark) for 18 Danish ...
. Several smaller union merged into TAF:{{cite web , title=Træindustriarbejdernes Fagforening , url=https://www.sa.dk/daisy/arkivskaber_detaljer?ngid=1974014 , website=Rigsarkivet , accessdate=7 February 2020 * 1950: Basket Makers' Union * 1954: Turners' Union * 1954: Corkscrew and Sortererskernes' Union * 1970: Picture Framers' Union By 1996, the union had 23,710 members. At the start of 1997, it merged with the
Danish Union of Joiners and Carpenters The Danish Union of Joiners and Carpenters (, ST) was a trade union representing workers in construction and wood manufacturing in Denmark. The union was founded in 1970, when the Danish Union of Joiners merged with the Danish Carpenters' Union. ...
, to form the
Danish Timber Industry and Construction Workers' Union The Danish Timber, Industry, and Construction Workers' Union (TIB) was a trade union representing construction, wood and furniture workers in Denmark. The union was founded in 1997, when the Danish Union of Joiners and Carpenters merged with the ...
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Danish Confederation of Trade Unions Building and construction trade unions Trade unions in Denmark Trade unions established in 1895 Trade unions disestablished in 1997