Unionen
Encyclopedia
Unionen is a Swedish white-collar
trade union
, formed by HTF and Sif on 1 January 2008. Unionen is the second biggest trade union in Sweden
and the biggest white-collar union in the world.
White-collar worker
The term white-collar worker refers to a person who performs professional, managerial, or administrative work, in contrast with a blue-collar worker, whose job requires manual labor...
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...
, formed by HTF and Sif on 1 January 2008. Unionen is the second biggest trade union 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....
and the biggest white-collar union in the world.