GS (Swedish union)

GS is a trade union in Sweden established June 1, 2009 through the merging of Swedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union and Swedish Graphic Workers' Union. It has a membership of 65,000 and organizes workers in the forestry, woodworking and graphic industries. Members work in locations ranging from printing works and newspapers to advertising, web- and media companies, packaging-, envelope- and wallpaper factories, as well as in the forestry and wood working industries.

GS
Full nameGS - Facket för skogs-, trä- och grafisk bransch
Founded2009
Members65,000
AffiliationLO
Key peoplePer-Olof Sjöö, president
Office locationStockholm, Sweden
CountrySweden
Websitewww.gsfacket.se

GS is affiliated with the Swedish Trade Union Confederation.

Unions prior to June 2009

Swedish Graphic Workers' Union
Skogs- och Träfacket
Full nameSwedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union
Native nameSkogs- och Träfacket
Founded1998
Date dissolvedJune 1, 2009
GS
Members55,000
AffiliationLO
Key peopleKjell Dahlström, president
Office locationStockholm, Sweden
CountrySweden
Websitewww.skogstrafacket.org

The Swedish Graphic Workers' Union (GF) was a trade union, founded in 1973. At the time of the merge it had 23,000 members. GF represented workers in locations ranging from printing works and newspapers to advertising, web- and media companies and others working in packaging-, envelope- and wallpaper factories. GF was affiliated with the Swedish Trade Union Confederation.

Swedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union
GF
Full nameSwedish Graphic Workers' Union
Native nameGrafiska Fackförbundet - Mediafacket
Founded1973
Date dissolvedJune 1, 2009
GS Facket
Members23,000
AffiliationLO
Key peopleTommy Andersson, president
Office locationStockholm, Sweden
CountrySweden
Websitewww.gf.se

The Swedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union (Skogs- och Träfacket) was a trade union, formed in 1998 by the merger of the Swedish Forest Workers' Union, and the Swedish Wood Workers' Union. It had a membership of 55,000 before it was merged with Swedish Graphic Workers' Union to form GS. It was formed in 1998 by Skogs- och Träfacket was affiliated with the Swedish Trade Union Confederation.

References
  • ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.


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