Swedish Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Union explained

The Swedish Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Union (Swedish: Beklädnadsarbetarnas förbund. Textil Konfektion Läder, Beklädnads) was a trade union representing workers in several related industries in Sweden.

The union was founded on 1 January 1972, when the Swedish Clothing Workers' Union merged with the Swedish Shoe and Leather Workers' Union and the Swedish Textile Workers' Union. Like all its predecessors, it affiliated to the Swedish Trade Union Confederation. It initially had 54,437 members, but this figure fell rapidly, in line with employment in the industry. By 1992, it had only 19,215 members, and the following year, it merged with the Swedish Factory Workers' Union, to form the Swedish Industrial Union.^{[1] [2]}

Presidents

1972: Ivan Lind^[3]

1974: Karl-Erik Persson

References

1. Book: Kjellberg . Anders . The Membership Development of Swedish Trade Unions and Union Confederations Since the End of the Nineteenth Century . 2017 . Lund University . 9172673109 . 46.
2. Book: Ebbinghaus . Bernhard . Visser . Jelle . Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945 . 2000 . Palgrave Macmillan . Basingstoke . 0333771125 . 626 - 630.
3. Book: Wellander . Lars-Olof . Landssekretariatets berättelse . 1999 . Riksarkivet . 9789188366436.