The Swedish Graphic Workers' Union ( sv, Grafiska Fackförbundet, Grafiska or GF) was a trade union representing printing industry workers in Sweden. The union was founded when the Swedish Bookbinders' Union merged with the

Swedish Lithographic Union The Swedish Lithographic Union ( sv, Sveriges Litografiska Förbund, Litograf) was a trade union representing lithographic printers in Sweden. The first Swedish Lithographic Union was established in 1895 at a conference in Norrköping. However, ...

and the Swedish Typographers' Union. The merger was agreed at a congress held in Stockholm on 17 August 1972, and the new union was formed on 1 January 1973. Like all its predecessors, GF affiliated to the Swedish Trade Union Confederation. On foundation, the union had 33,162 members, and this grew to a peak of 40,491 in 1989. Membership then declined, in line with employment in the industry, and by 2008 it was down to only 17,251. In 2009, it merged with the

Swedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union The Swedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union ( sv, Svenska Skogs- och Träfacket, Skogs o Trä) was a trade union representing workers in the forestry and woodworking industries in Sweden. History The union was established in 1998, when the Swedi ...

, to form GS.

Presidents

:1987: Valter Carlsson :1995: Malte Eriksson :2003: Jan Österlind :2007: Tommy Andersson

External links

*{{official website, www.gf.se

References

Printing trade unions Trade unions established in 1973 Trade unions disestablished in 2009 Trade unions in Sweden