Swedish Sawmill Industry Workers' Union

The Swedish Saw Mill Industry Workers Union (Swedish: Svenska sågverksindustriarbetarförbundet, abbreviated SSIAF) was a trade union of saw mill workers in Sweden. The union was founded in 1891, it was initially known as Svenska sågverks- och brädgårdsarbetareförbundet.[1]

The union died out after a few years, but was refounded in 1897.[2] The refounding followed a decision by the congress of the Social Democratic Labour Party to organize workers in Norrland.[3] Kymmer Olof Danielsson from Gävle became the chairman of the refounded union.[4] In 1898 it was one of three trade unions that founded the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO).[2] The organization experienced a period of growth between 1905 and 1907, during which many new branches were set up.[3]

The name SSIAF was adopted in 1908.[1] SSIAF suffered a severe backlash after the failed 1909 general strike. The union lost around 67% of its membership during this period.[2]

In 1925 SSIAF formed a joint cartel along with the forest and paper industry unions. In 1936 the three union launch a joint publication, Skogsindustriarbetaren ('The Forest Industry Worker').[2] The SSIAF member August Lindberg became the LO chairman in the same year (a position he held until 1947).[5]

In 1920, the cellulose workers in the union left to join the new Swedish Paper Workers' Union, while in 1937, 10,497 relevant workers transferred to the Swedish Forest and Rafters' Union.[6] SSIAF merged into the Swedish Wood Industry Workers' Union in 1948.[1]

References
  1. Ståhl, Margareta. Vår enighets fana: ett sekel fackliga fanor. Stockholm: LO, 1998. p. 230
  2. http://www.skogstrafacket.org/home/skogstra/home.nsf/pages/B9F24ED588161B9A4125691900465317?OpenDocument
  3. http://www.adalen.org/arbetarrorelsen.asp
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-03-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.lo.se/home/lo/home.nsf/unidView/CD65029E5A18B61EC1256E4D0042F73F
  6. Kjellberg, Anders (2017). The Membership Development of Swedish Trade Unions and Union Confederations Since the End of the Nineteenth Century. Lund University. p. 62. ISBN 9172673109.
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