The Swedish Building Workers' Union ( sv, Svenska Byggnadsarbetareförbundet, Byggnads) is a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits (s ...

representing workers in the construction industry in Sweden. The union was established on 1 January 1949, when the

Swedish Building Wood Workers' Union The Swedish Building Wood Workers' Union ( sv, Svenska Byggnadsträarbetareförbundet, Btaf) was a trade union representing carpenters in Sweden. The first union of the name was founded in 1904, as a split from the Swedish Wood Workers' Union, bu ...

merged with the labourers' section of the Swedish Factory Workers' Union, the plumbers' section of the

Swedish Metalworkers' Union The Swedish Metalworkers' Union ( sv, Svenska Metallindustriarbetareförbundet often shortened in text and speech to simply ''Metall'') was a trade union in Sweden. History The union was founded in Stockholm on 21 May 1888, and had 555 members ...

and the construction workers' section of the Swedish Road Workers' Union. Like all its predecessors, the union affiliated to the Swedish Trade Union Confederation. On formation, the union had 107,373 members. In 1961, it was joined by the Swedish Bricklayers' Union, and the union's membership peaked at 156,462 in 1964. In 1970, part of the Swedish Stone Workers' Union joined, followed in 1973 by the Swedish Divers' Union, and in 2000 by the Swedish Sheet Metal Workers' Union. Despite these mergers, by 2019, the union's membership had dropped to 80,472.

Presidents

:1949: John Grevin :1952: Knut Johansson :1975: Börje Jönsson :1977: Bertil Whinberg :1991: Åke Wänman :1993: Ove Bengtsberg :2002: Hans Tilly :2012: Johan Lindholm

References

External links

* Swedish Trade Union Confederation International Federation of Building and Wood Workers Building and construction trade unions Trade unions in Sweden 1949 establishments in Sweden Trade unions established in 1949 {{Sweden-org-stub