Farm Workers' Union of Uppland | |
Upplands lantarbetareförbund | |
| Merged into | Farm Workers Union of Sweden |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 1, 1918 |
| Dissolved | January 1, 1930 |
| Location | |
Key people | Oscar Sjölander (Chairman), A. E. Elmroth (Chairman). |
The Farm Workers Union of Uppland (Swedish: Upplands lantarbetareförbund, abbreviated ULF) was a trade union for agricultural workers in Uppland, Sweden. ULF was founded on December 1, 1918.[1] The union was active parallel to the Farm Workers Union of Sweden (SLF).[2] In 1919, SLF and the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) begin pressuring ULF to merge with SLF,[3] which finally came about in 1930.
The existence of an independent union of agricultural labourers in Uppland could partly be explained by the fact that living conditions for statare were worse in Uppland than in other regions of the country.[4] The Uppland plains north of Mälaren were completely dominated by estates of large landowners.[5] During the early 1920s, Uppland had the highest percentage of union organizing amongst agricultural labourers in Sweden.[6]
- ^ Uppsala Universitet. Studia historica Upsaliensia, Volume 32-34. Uppsala [etc.]: Uppsala Universitet [etc.], 1970. p. 16
- ^ Ståhl, Margareta. Vår enighets fana: ett sekel fackliga fanor. Stockholm: LO, 1998. p. 230
- ^ Johanson, Curt. Lantarbetarna i Uppland, 1918-1930. 1970. p. 9
- ^ "Historia". www.kultur-historia.se.
- ^ Johanson, Curt. Lantarbetarna i Uppland, 1918-1930. 1970. p. 15
- ^ Johanson, Curt. Lantarbetarna i Uppland, 1918-1930. 1970. p. 113