IF Metall

Industrifacket Metall (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 has a membership density of 80%. On formation, it had 337,712 members, but this fell steadily, to 241,951 in 2019. IF Metall represents workers in around 11,500 workplaces. 21% are women, 15% are under 30 years of age. in a variety of sectors, including:


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

IF Metall is the second-largest affiliate of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation. On 4 December 2020, PTK, Kommunal, IF Metall and the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (SN) signed a new main agreement on changes to employment protection (severance rules, etc.) and expanded opportunities for skills development and retraining.

List of chairmen

 * Stefan Löfven, 2006–2012
 * Anders Ferbe, 2012–2017
 * Marie Nilsson, 2017–present