Swedish Union of Professional Musicians explained

Swedish Union of Professional Musicians
Native Name:Sveriges Yrkesmusikerförbund
Native Name Lang:sv
Members:1,447 (2018)[1]
Affiliation:TCO
Headquarters:Stockholm

The Swedish Union of Professional Musicians (Swedish: Sveriges Yrkesmusikerförbund - SYMF) is a trade union that will organise professional singers and musicians. The union emerged as a split from the Swedish Musicians' Union (SMF) in the mid-1980's to solely represent musicians with employment contracts (as opposed to freelance musicians). SYMF and SMF jointly negotiate a national collective agreement with the Swedish employers' group, Swedish Performing Arts, which covers wages, insurance, copyright and pensions.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kjellberg . Anders . The Membership Development of Swedish Trade Unions and Union Confederations Since the End of the Nineteenth Century . Lund University . 4 October 2019 . 375 . 2017.
  2. Web site: Agreement. SYMF - SVERIGES YRKESMUSIKERFÖRBUN. Swedish. 4 October 2019.