Swedish Union of Journalists
Encyclopedia
The Swedish Union of Journalists is a trade union
in Sweden
. It is affiliated with the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees
, and the International Federation of Journalists
.
1 700 are retired members, 700 are students in journalism, and an additional 1000 are unemployed.
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....
. It is affiliated with the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees
Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees
The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees is a national trade union centre, the umbrella organisation for eighteen trade unions in Sweden that organise professional and other qualified employees within both the private and the public sectors...
, and the International Federation of Journalists
International Federation of Journalists
International Federation of Journalists, IFJ, is a global union federation of journalists' trade unions—the largest in the world. The organization aims to protect and strengthen the rights and freedoms of journalists...
.
Membership
The SJF has a membership of more than 19 000 members:- 8,000 work within the daily newspapers
- 2,300 with public radio and television
- 1,800 as freelancers
- 900 as information officers or editors of small membership papers
- 800 with magazines
- 500 with private commercial audiovisual companies
- 400 with political or specialized reviews
1 700 are retired members, 700 are students in journalism, and an additional 1000 are unemployed.