GS is a trade union

Trade union

A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...

 in Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 established June 1, 2009 through the merging of Swedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union

Swedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union

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 and Swedish Graphic Workers' Union

Swedish Graphic Workers' Union

The Swedish Graphic Workers' Union was a trade union in Sweden. It was founded in 1973 and was merged with Swedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union June 1, 2009 into GS and had by that time 23,000 members...

. It has a membership of 65,000 and organizes workers in the forestry, woodworking and graphic industries. Members work in locations ranging from printing works and newspapers to advertising, web- and media companies, packaging-, envelope- and wallpaper factories, as well as in the forestry and wood working industries.

GS is affiliated with the Swedish Trade Union Confederation

Swedish Trade Union Confederation

The Swedish Trade Union Confederation , commonly referred to as LO, is a national trade union centre, an umbrella organisation for fifteen Swedish trade unions that organise mainly "blue-collar" workers...

.

External links

• www.gsfacket.se official site.