[1] Carl Albert Svedberg was the chairman of the Farm Workers Union of Central Sweden.
[5] The launching of the new union was the result of a joint initiative of the district organizations of the Social Democratic Labour Party in Södermanland and Västmanland.
[6] The foundation of the union was preceded by one year of agitation, primarily in the agricultural areas surrounding the towns of Eskilstuna and Västerås (two important industrial centres).
A conference held on July 29, 1906, decided that the Västmanland and Sörmland party district committees would serve as an interim leadership of the new union.
As a result of the pre-foundation agitations the average annual wage of statare was raised by approximately 40 Swedish krona.