The Swedish Building Wood Workers' Union (, Btaf) 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 carpenters in Sweden. The first union of the name was founded in 1904, as a split from the Swedish Wood Workers' Union, but it rejoined in 1916. On 1 January 1924, the Wood Workers' Union 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 Btaf. Like its predecessor, 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 1925, the small Swedish Parquet Layers' Union joined Btaf. On foundation, the union had 11,212 members, but it grew steadily, and by 1948 had 42,673 members. In 1949, it merged with parts of several other unions, to form the

Swedish Building Workers' Union The Swedish Building Workers' Union (, Byggnads) is a trade union representing workers in the construction industry in Sweden. The union was established on 1 January 1949, when the Swedish Building Wood Workers' Union merged with the labourers' ...

Presidents

:1924: Nils Linde{{cite book , last1=Nordin , first1=Rune , title=Hundra år med Träindustri: Trä 100 år, 1889-1989 , date=1989 , publisher=Svenska träindustriarbetareförbundet , location=Stockholm :1942: John Grewin

References

Swedish Trade Union Confederation Carpenters' trade unions Trade unions in Sweden Trade unions established in 1924 Trade unions disestablished in 1949