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The Swedish Brewery Industry Workers' Union (, SBiaf) 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 breweries in Sweden. The union was founded in Stockholm on 22 January 1899, with 1,121 members. In 1905, it affiliated to the
Swedish Trade Union Confederation The Swedish Trade Union Confederation ( ; literally "The National Organisation in Sweden"), commonly referred to as LO (), is a national trade union centre, an umbrella organisation for fourteen Swedish trade unions that organise mainly "blue-c ...
. In 1909, the Swedish Cork Workers' Union merged into SBiaf, and membership peaked in 1940 at 7,539. It then declined, falling to 5,533 by 1964. The following year, it merged into the
Swedish Food Workers' Union The Swedish Food Workers' Union (, Livs) is a trade union representing workers in the food and drink industries in Sweden. The union was founded on 1 January 1922, when the Swedish Bakery and Confectionery Workers' Union merged with the Swedis ...
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{{Reflist Swedish Trade Union Confederation Food processing trade unions Trade unions in Sweden Trade unions established in 1899 Trade unions disestablished in 1965