The Swedish Wood Workers' Union (, Trä) 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 wood workers in

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. The union was founded in as the Wood Workers' Union of Sweden, and had 880 members by the end of the year. It grew rapidly, and although the Swedish Building Wood Workers' Union split away in 1904, it rejoined in 1916. The union 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 ...

, and by 1923, it had 16,177 members. The following year, it was split into the

Swedish Wood Industry Workers' Union The Swedish Wood Industry Workers' Union (, STIAF or Trä) was a trade union representing wood workers in Sweden. The union was founded on 1 January 1924, when the Swedish Wood Workers' Union was split in two. Like its predecessor, it affiliate ...

, and a new Swedish Building Wood Workers' Union.

Presidents

:1889: Rasmus Hansen :1894: Herman Lindqvist :1900: Sven Persson :1904: Arvid Thorborg :1908: Nils Linde

References

{{Reflist Swedish Trade Union Confederation Carpenters' trade unions Trade unions in Sweden Trade unions established in 1889 Trade unions disestablished in 1924