Unionen is a Swedish
white-collar 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 ...
.
The union was formed on 1 January 2008, when the
Swedish Union of Commercial Salaried Employees merged with the
Swedish Union of Clerical and Technical Employees in Industry. Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to the
Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees
The Confederation of Professional Employees ( sv, Tjänstemännens Centralorganisation, TCO) is a national trade union centre, the umbrella organisation for 13 trade unions in Sweden that organise professional and other qualified employees in both ...
. Unionen is the biggest trade union in
Sweden and the biggest white-collar union in the world. In 2014, it was joined by the Pharmacy Union, and in 2019 by the Association of Forestal, and Agricultural Employees.
The union had 403,623 members on formation, and grew to 566,331 members by 2019.
Presidents
:2008: Mari-Ann Krantz
:2008: Cecilia Fahlberg
:2015: Martin Linder
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Trade unions established in 2008
Trade unions in Sweden
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