The Swedish Union for Service and Communications Employees (, SEKO) is a trade union in Sweden. History The union was founded on 14 May 1970, as the Swedish National Union of State Employees (SF). It resulted from the merger of eight unions: Employees' Union of State Power Stations Swedish Civil Administration's Employees' Union Swedish Defence Forces Civilian Employees' Union Swedish Post Union Swedish Prison Employees' Union Swedish Railway Employees' Union Swedish Road Workers' Union Swedish Tele Union Like all its predecessors, the union affiliated to the Swedish Trade Union Confederation. On formation, it had 145,350 members, and it grew to 161,794 in 1986. The National Association of Civil Servants in Prisons split away in 1973. In 1995, the union became SEKO. The following year, the Swedish Sailors' Union merged in, then in 1997 the Swedish Association of Engine Drivers split away. By 2019, it had a membership of 70,818. The union is divided into nine branches: Rail transportation Public administration Postal Roads & Railways Telecom Correctional treatment Energy Defence Maritime Presidents 1970: Gustaf Kolare 1973: Lars-Erik Nicklasson 1984: Curt Persson 1995: Gunnar Erlandsson 1998: Sven-Olof Arbestål 2002: Janne Rudén 2017: Valle Karlsson 2021: Gabriella Lavecchia References External links Open UP - handicap programme in Sweden (model based on Norwegian Telenor's handicap programme) official site. Swedish Trade Union Confederation Trade unions in Sweden Trade unions established in 1970 1970 establishments in Sweden Public Services International UNI Global Union