The Swedish Hairdressers' Union (, FAF) 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 hairdressers in Sweden. The union was founded in December 1906, on the initiative of the Barbers' and Hairdressers' Assistants' Association of Stockholm. It initially had 225 members, but struggled, and in 1910 was down to just 46. This proved its nadir, and membership then steadily increased, to a peak of 7,207 in 1968. It then fell slightly, and by 1988 stood at 4,102. The following year, it merged into the

Swedish Commercial Employees' Union The Swedish Commercial Employees' Union (, Handels) is Sweden's third-largest blue-collar union, with some 145,000 members, of whom around 25,000 are retired. Women make up over 70 percent of its membership. The union was established on 15 Apr ...

. The union was 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 ...

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Swedish Trade Union Confederation Hairdressers' trade unions Trade unions in Sweden Trade unions established in 1906 Trade unions disestablished in 1989 Swedish fashion