The Swedish Building Workers' Union (, Byggnads) is a trade union representing workers in the construction industry in Sweden. The union was established on 1 January 1949, when the Swedish Building Wood Workers' Union merged with the labourers' section of the Swedish Factory Workers' Union, the plumbers' section of the Swedish Metalworkers' Union and the construction workers' section of the Swedish Road Workers' Union. Like all its predecessors, the union affiliated to the Swedish Trade Union Confederation. On formation, the union had 107,373 members. In 1961, it was joined by the Swedish Bricklayers' Union, and the union's membership peaked at 156,462 in 1964. In 1970, part of the Swedish Stone Workers' Union joined, followed in 1973 by the Swedish Divers' Union, and in 2000 by the Swedish Sheet Metal Workers' Union. Despite these mergers, by 2019, the union's membership had dropped to 80,472. Presidents 1949: John Grevin 1952: Knut Johansson 1975: Börje Jönsson 1977: Bertil Whinberg 1991: Åke Wänman 1993: Ove Bengtsberg 2002: Hans Tilly 2012: Johan Lindholm References External links Swedish Trade Union Confederation International Federation of Building and Wood Workers Building and construction trade unions Trade unions in Sweden 1949 establishments in Sweden Trade unions established in 1949