Swedish Miners' Union
The Swedish Miners' Union (Swedish: Svenska Gruvindustriarbetareförbundet, Gruv) was a trade union representing workers in the mining industry in Sweden.
The union was founded at a meeting in Grängesberg on 12 October 1895. It initially had 600 members, but grew steadily. It affiliated to the Swedish Trade Union Confederation in 1900, and had 4,504 members by 1908. Membership declined rapidly following that year's general strike, but was gradually rebuilt, and reached an all-time peak of 13,337 in 1958. In the winter of 1969/1970, there was a major unofficial strike in the industry, which prompted a brief rebound in membership, but the overall trend was downwards, along with employment in the industry. By 1993, it had only 5,600 members remaining, and the following year, it merged into the Swedish Metalworkers' Union.[1][2]
Presidents[edit]
- 1895: Karl-Erik Berg
- Edward Mattsson
- Vilhelm Isaksson
- 1960s: Nils Lindell
- 1970: John Näslund
- 1979: Anders Stendalen
References[edit]
- ^ Kjellberg, Anders (2017). The Membership Development of Swedish Trade Unions and Union Confederations Since the End of the Nineteenth Century. Lund University. p. 34–37. ISBN 9172673109.
- ^ Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 626–630. ISBN 0333771125.