Fredrik Sterky
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Fredrik Sterky was an early Swedish
Social Democrat
and trade union
organizer. Fredrik Sterky co-founded and was chairman of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation
from 1898. He was also the editor of Ny Tid.
He was the partner of the trade unionist Anna Sterky
.
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....
Social Democrat
Swedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...
and 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...
organizer. Fredrik Sterky co-founded and was chairman of 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...
from 1898. He was also the editor of Ny Tid.
He was the partner of the trade unionist Anna Sterky
Anna Sterky
Ane Catherine "Anna" Sterky, née Nielsen Danish-Swedish politician , trade union organiser, feminist and editor.Sterky worked as a seamstress in Denmark, were she was active in the Danish trade union movement...
.