IF Metall

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IF Metall
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IF Metall
Founded January, 2006
Members 450,000
Country Sweden
Affiliation LO
Office location Stockholm, Sweden
Website www.metall.se

IF Metall is a trade union in Sweden. It was formed in a 2006 merger between the Swedish Industrial Union (Industrifacket) and the Swedish Metalworkers' Union (Metall). Its roots in Metall trace back to 1888.

IF Metall represents 450,000 workers in a variety of sectors, including:

  • mechanical engineering and plastics industries
  • the building component industry
  • the mining sector
  • the ironworks sector
  • the textile and clothing industries
  • automobile repairshops
  • the sector dealing with working assessments for the disabled

IF Metall is the second largest affiliate of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation.

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