Mediators helped reached an agreement in the first weeks of April between the different union and employers’ organizations in the industry. It provides for a 6.8% wage increase over 3 years in return for more flexible hours. This agreement will serve as a reference for most of the agreements currently being negotiated. (Ref. 130248)
An agreement over time putting all the parties at rest. The agreement was signed by several employers’ organizations – Teknikarbetsgivarna (technology), Stål-och Metallförbundet (SMF, metal), Gruvornas Arbetsgivareförbund (GAF, mining). Innovations-och Kemiföretagen (IKEM, chemistry and research), Skogsindustrierna (forestry) and och Livsmedelsföretagen (food industry) – and several unions – GS (forestry), Industrifacket Metall (metal), Livsmedelsarbetareförbundet (food industry), Sveriges Ingenjörer (engineering) and Unionen (private sector workers). It will run for three years – April 1, 2013-March 31, 2016 – which the parties see as a pledge of security for the future.
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