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Why does LO fail to reach an agreement?

Sweden's LO unions agree on the need to reduce working time but differ on how to achieve it. The article explains the distinction between a shorter standard workweek and other forms of working time reduction, and compares legislation with collective bargaining.

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25 Oct 2026
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Employers warn of a “China shock” — but what does it mean?

Employers cite tougher competition from China as a reason to restrain wage growth. Harald Gatu examines the risks for Swedish industry and the union economists’ finding that trade with China supports more than 80,000 jobs in Sweden.

Author: Harald Gatu Source: da.se
Harald Gatu China Sweden Manufacturing
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04 Oct 2026
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‘The lumber business’: the Nordic dimension of AFL-FTUC’s network and operations, 1944–57

ABSTRACT When the Free Trade Union Committee of the American Federation of Labor (AFL-FTUC) introduced their anti-communist cause to Europe, they quickly discovered that their earliest and most trusted partners resided in the north. This article explores how the Nordic region formed a cohesive and…

Author: Eirik Wig Sundvall, Byron Z. Rom-Jensen Source: tandfonline.com
Byron Z. Rom-Jensen Eirik Wig Sundvall Norway United States
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09 Sep 2026
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Infidel

Cumali İnal As a person of Kurdish and Alevi descent who came to Sweden from Turkey, I didn’t just learn the meaning of this word from dictionaries. I know which words have been used to marginalize people in our homeland and how this language has repeatedly led to dire consequences. That is why, t…

Source: sendika.org
Cumali İnal Turkey Sweden Right-wing
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04 Sep 2026
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Tesla and the Labor Union Battles: The UAW Organizing Drive, Nordic Strike Actions, and IG Metall Clashes

An investigative exposé of Tesla's global labor wars: Shawn Fain's UAW organizing drive in Fremont, IF Metall's historic Nordic blockade, IG Metall battles at Giga Berlin, and the future of factory work. FREMONT, California , At the shift-change gate along South Grimmer Boulevard outside Tesla's h…

Author: Streamline Feed Official Source: streamlinefeed.co.ke
Germany United States Sweden Auto industry
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01 Sep 2026
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The Tesla strike is over after three years—the labor movement lost | Solidarity

How did the Swedish labor movement lose the longest strike in Swedish history? Jakob Mathiassen spoke with Swedish labor activist KG Wanngård Strike picketers in front of a Tesla service center. Photo: KG Wanngård By Jakob Mathiassen On Thursday, August 13, 2026, the Swedish labor un…

Author: Jakob Mathiassen Source: solidaritet.dk
Jakob Mathiassen Sweden Auto industry Strikes
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26 Aug 2026
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This year marks exactly 50 years since the LO Congress, amid fanfare and cheers, backed the demand that the unions take over ownership of companies.

This year marks exactly 50 years since the LO Congress, amid fanfare and cheers, backed the demand that the unions take over ownership of companies. What happened? Historian Kjell Östberg takes us back to the years when the struggle for control over the Swedish business sector reached a critical ju…

Author: Internationalen Source: internationalen.se
Rudolf Meidner Sweden LO A Vision of the Future
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