IF Metall
Industrifacket Metall (IF Metall) is a trade union in Sweden. It was formed in a 2006 merger between the Swedish Industrial Union (Industrifacket) and the Swedish Metalworkers' Union (Metall). Its roots in Metall trace back to 1888.
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| Predecessor | Swedish Industrial Union and Swedish Metalworkers' Union |
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| Founded | 1 January 2006 |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
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Members | 241,951 |
Key people | Marie Nilsson |
| Affiliations | LO, IndustriALL |
| Website | www.ifmetall.se |
IF Metall has a membership density of 80%.[1] On formation, it had 337,712 members, but this fell steadily, to 241,951 in 2019.[2] IF Metall represents workers in around 11,500 workplaces. 21% are women, 15% are under 30 years of age.[3] in a variety of sectors, including:
- mechanical engineering and the plastics industry
- the building material industry
- the mining sector
- the ironworks sector
- the textile industry, including clothing
- automobile repair shops
- disabled workers doing similar tasks within government sponsored projects, including Samhall
IF Metall is the second-largest affiliate of the Swedish 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.[4]
List of chairmen
- Stefan Löfven, 2006–2012
- Anders Ferbe, 2012–2017
- Marie Nilsson, 2017–present
References
- "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. ISBN 978-9172673106.
- "Snabbfakta om IF Metall".
- Kjellberg, Anders (2021-04-23). Den svenska modellen 2020: pandemi och nytt huvudavtal (in Swedish). Arena Idé. ISBN 978-91-985543-0-4.