Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations

Infobox Union
name= SACO
country= Sweden
affiliation= ITUC, ETUC
members= 556,000
full_name= Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations
native_name= Sveriges Akademikers Centralorganisation


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office= Stockholm, Sweden
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website= [http://www.saco.se/ www.saco.se]
footnotes= The Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations ("Sveriges Akademikers Centralorganisation" or SACO) is a confederation of 26 independent professional associations in Sweden. It gathers some 556,000 members, all of whom are academics or graduate professionals with a university or college degree. The members include economists, lawyers, architects, graduate engineers, doctors, scientists, teachers and many others. The organization does not form affiliations with political parties.

Associations

#Association of Architects ("Sveriges Arkitekter")
#Association of Graduate Engineers ("Civilingenjörsförbundet")
#Association of Graduates in Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences ("Agrifack")
#Association of Graduates in Business Administration and Economics ("Civilekonomerna")
#Association of Graduates in Documentation, Information and Culture ("DIK-förbundet")
#Association of Graduates in Forestry ("Skogsakademikerna")
#Association of Graduates in Law, Economics and Personnel Management ("Jusek")
#Association of Graduates in Public Administration and Social Work ("Akademikerförbundet SSR")
#Association of Head Teachers and Directors of Education ("Sveriges Skolledarförbund")
#Association of Military Officers ("Officersförbundet")
#Association of Military Officers in the Reserve ("Sveriges Reservofficersförbund")
#Association of Occupational Therapists ("Förbundet Sveriges Arbetsterapeuter")
#Association of Registered Physiotherapists ("Legitimerade sjukgymnasters Riksförbund")
#Association of Scientists ("Naturvetareförbundet")
#Association of Undergraduate Engineers ("Ingenjörsförbundet")
#Association of University Teachers ("Sveriges Universitetslärarförbund")
#Association of Church of Sweden Employees ("Kyrkans Akademikerförbund")
#National Union of Teachers in Sweden ("Lärarnas Riksförbund")
#SRAT (associations of professional employees)
#SACO Association for Traffic and Railway ("SACO-förbundet Trafik och Järnväg")
#Swedish Dental Association ("Sveriges Tandläkarförbund")
#Swedish Medical Association ("Sveriges Läkarförbund")
#Swedish Pharmaceutical Association ("Sveriges Farmacevtförbund")
#Swedish Psychological Association ("Sveriges Psykologförbund")
#Swedish Ship Officers' Association ("Sveriges Fartygsbefälsförening")
#Swedish Veterinary Association ("Sveriges Veterinärförbund")

See also

*Swedish Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and Services ("PTK")
*Swedish Public Employees' Negotiation Council ("OFR")
*Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees ("TCO")

External links

* [http://www.saco.se/ Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations] (Official site)