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Swedish Union for Service and Communications Employees

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Members
  
160,000

Country
  
Sweden

Founded
  
1995

Key people
  
Jan Rudén, president

Website
  
www.seko.se

Office location
  
Stockholm, Sweden

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Full name
  
Swedish Union for Service and Communications Employees

Native name
  
Facket för Service och Kommunikation

Affiliation
  
Swedish Trade Union Confederation

Profiles

The Swedish Union for Service and Communications Employees (Service- och Kommunikationsfacket, acronym SEKO) is a trade union in Sweden. It was formed in 1995 with the reorganization of the Swedish National Union of State Employees (Statsanställdas förbund, SF).

SEKO has a membership of 160,000 and is divided into nine branches:

  • Rail transportation
  • Public administration
  • Postal
  • Roads & Railways
  • Telecom
  • Correctional treatment
  • Energy
  • Defence
  • Maritime
  • SEKO is the third largest affiliate of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation. It is considered as one of the most radical trade unions in Sweden and opposes privatization of public services.

    References

    Swedish Union for Service and Communications Employees Wikipedia