IF Metall

IF Metall

Full name	IF Metall
Founded	January, 2006
Members	370,000
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 370,000 workers in a variety of sectors, including:

mechanical engineering and the plastics industry
the building component industry
the mining sector
the ironworks sector
the textile industry, including clothing
automobile repair shops
including disabled workers doing similar tasks within government sponsored projects, including Samhall

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

External links

IF Metall official site.