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The Swedish Trade Union Confederation (Landsorganisationen i Sverige or LO) is an umbrella organisation for sixteen Swedish trade unions that organise "blue collar" workers. The Confederation, which gathers in total almost two million employees, was founded in 1898 by members of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. LO logo. ... An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry specific) institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a group of workers who act collectively to address common issues. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Social Democratic Labour Party of Sweden (Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Arbetareparti or SAP), is a one of the main political parties in Sweden. ...

The sixteen affiliates of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation span both the private and the public sector. The member unions are fully independent, with the role of the Confederation limited to the co-ordination of wage bargaining, international activities, trade union education and other areas. Another important task is to promote the organisation's views to decision-makers and the general public. It also has representatatives on the governing bodies of many government authorities. The Confederation is also responsible for research and signing labour market insurance schemes. The member unions, however, carries the responsibility for the administration of the unemployment insurance funds. The public sector is that part of economic and administrative life that deals with the delivery of goods and services by and for the government, whether national, regional or local/municipal. ...

While its Danish sister organisation, the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions, cut its formal ties to the country's Social Democratic party in 1995, the Swedish Trade Union Confederation maintains a strong cooperation with the Social Democrats. Although the organisations are independent from each other, the Swedish Trade Union Confederation has a representative on the party’s executive committee elected by the Party Congress. Also, both the Confederation and the member unions contribute substantial amounts of money to the party. The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (Landsorganisationen i Danmark or LO) is an umbrella organisation for Danish trade unions, founded January 3, 1898. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Swedish unions have traditionally had a high organisation rate. Between 80 and 85 percent of the employees within the Swedish Trade Union Confederation's area of organsiation are union members.

The Swedish Trade Union Confederation owns 50.1 percent of the evening newspaper Aftonbladet, the largest daily newspaper in Scandinavia (as of 2005). The organization bought Aftonbladet in 1956 but sold off 49.9 percent to Norwegian media company Schibsted on May 2, 1996. Aftonbladet (Swedish for evening-sheet) is a Swedish newspaper, founded by Lars Johan Hierta in 1830, during the liberalization of Sweden. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ... Schibsted is one of the leading media groups in Scandinavia. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The Industrial Union and the Metalworkers' Union, today two separate organizations, has decided to merge into a single union. The merger, effective on January 1, 2006, will reduce the number of affiliates in the confederation to fifteen. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Affiliates

1. Building Maintenance Workers' Union (Fastighetsanställdas Förbund)
2. Building Workers' Union (Svenska Byggnadsarbetareförbundet or "Byggnads")
3. Commercial Employees' Union (Handelsanställdas Förbund or "Handels")
4. Electricians' Union (Svenska Elektrikerförbundet or "SEF")
5. Food Workers' Union (Svenska Livsmedelsarbetareförbundet)
6. Forest and Wood Workers' Union (Skogs- och Träfacket)
7. Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union (Hotell och Restaurang Facket or "HRF")
8. Graphic Workers' Union (Grafiska Fackförbundet - Mediafacket)
9. • Industrial Union (Industrifacket)
   • Metalworkers' Union (Svenska Metallindustriarbetareförbundet or "Metall")
10. Municipal Workers' Union (Svenska Kommunalarbetareförbundet or "Kommunal")
11. Musicians' Union (Svenska Musikerförbundet or "SMF")
12. Painters' Union (Svenska Målareförbundet)
13. Paper Workers' Union (Svenska Pappersindustriarbetareförbundet or "Pappers")
14. Transport Workers' Union (Svenska Transportarbetareförbundet or "Transport")
15. Union for Service and Communications Employees (Facket för Service och Kommunikation or "SEKO")

See also

• Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (The Norwegian LO)
• Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (TCO)

The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (Landsorganisasjonen i Norge or LO) is decidedly the largest and probably the most influential central organization of labour unions in Norway. ... The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (Tjänstemännens Centralorganisation or TCO) is the umbrella organization for eighteen trade unions in Sweden that organise professional and other qualified employees within both the private and the public sectors. ...

External link

• Swedish Trade Union Confederation (http://www.lo.se/) - Official site