IF Metall
Predecessor | Swedish Industrial UnionandSwedish Metalworkers' Union |
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Founded | 1 January 2006 |
Headquarters | Olof Palmes gata 11,Stockholm,Sweden |
Location | |
Members | 241,951 |
Key people | Marie Nilsson |
Affiliations | LO,IndustriALL |
Website | ifmetall.se |
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Industrifacket Metall(IF Metall) is atrade unioninSweden.It was formed in a 2006 merger between theSwedish Industrial Union(Industrifacket) and theSwedish Metalworkers' Union(Metall). Its roots in Metall trace back to 1888.
IF Metall has a membership density of 80%.[3]On formation, it had 337,712 members, but this fell steadily, to 241,951 in 2019.[4]IF Metall represents workers in around 11,500 workplaces. 21% are women, 15% are under 30 years of age.[5]in a variety of sectors, including:
- mechanical engineering and theplastics industry
- thebuilding materialindustry
- theminingsector
- theironworkssector
- thetextile industry,includingclothing
- automobile repair shops
- disabled workers doing similar tasks within government-sponsored projects, includingSamhall
IF Metall is the second-largest affiliate of theSwedish Trade Union Confederation.On 4 December 2020, PTK, Kommunal, IF Metall and the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (SN) signed a new main agreement on changes to employment protection (severance rules, etc.) and expanded opportunities for skills development and retraining.[6]
List of chairmen
[edit]- Stefan Löfven,2006–2012
- Anders Ferbe, 2012–2017
- Marie Nilsson,2017–present
References
[edit]- ^"IF Metall Collective Agreement Template"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2024-01-13.Retrieved2024-01-13.
- ^Sima, Jonna (2017-09-11)."Mastodonthistorik om IF Metall avslutas".Arbetet(in Swedish).Retrieved2024-01-13.
- ^"Fakta om förbundet".
- ^Kjellberg, Anders (2017).The Membership Development of Swedish Trade Unions and Union Confederations Since the End of the Nineteenth Century.Lund University. p. 86.ISBN978-9172673106.
- ^"Snabbfakta om IF Metall".
- ^Kjellberg, Anders (2021-04-23).Den svenska modellen 2020: pandemi och nytt huvudavtal(in Swedish). Arena Idé.ISBN978-91-985543-0-4.