Unionen
Trade union in Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unionen is a Swedish white-collar trade union.
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Founded | 1 January 2008 (2008-01-01) |
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Headquarters | Olof Palmes gata 17, Stockholm |
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Members | 649,139 (2017)[1] |
Affiliations | Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (TCO) |
Website | www |
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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.[2] Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees. Unionen is the biggest trade union in Sweden and the biggest white-collar union in the world.[3] In 2014, it was joined by the Pharmacy Union, and in 2019 by the Association of Forestal, and Agricultural Employees.[4] The union had 403,623 members on formation.[5]