The union's board members in 1953. Gunnar Holmqvist, Rosa Andersson, and Hanna Lindgren. Photo: Walter Pöppel. (ARABS photo collection)
Description
The Swedish Hospital Staff Union resulted from the merger of Svenska sinnessjukvårdspersonalens förbund (the Swedish Mental Health Care Staff Union) and Statens sjukhus ekonomipersonals förbund (theSwedish Hospital Financial Staff Union). This merger took place on 5 August 1941, and Hans Truedsson was elected as the first chair of the newly formed organisation.
From the outset, the new union was affiliated with LO (the Swedish Trade Union Confederation) and Statstjänarekartellen (the Civil Servants' Cartel). In 1948, Svenska sinnessjukhusens förmansförening (the Swedish Mental Health Care Supervisors' Association) merged with the union. On 1 January 1967, the organisation ceased to exist and merged with Kommunalarbetareförbundet (the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union).
Organisational history
1908 - bildades
1933 - medlemmar i LO
1967 - gick upp i Kommunalarbetareförbundet
1908 - founded
1933 - members of LO (The Swedish Trade Union Confederation)
1967 - merged with Kommunalarbetareförbundet (the Municipal workers union)
