Sweden: bargaining over in telecom industry

The Almega employers' organization recently ended negotiations in the telecom industry after signing an agreement with Unionen (private sector union). After signing an agreement with SEKO (Swedish union for service and communication employees) on April 24 and with the Sveriges Ingenjörer (Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers), Jusek (Swedish Union of University Graduates of Law) and Civilekonomerna (Swedish Association of Graduates in Business Administration and Economics) unions on May 9, all businesses in the telecom industry are now covered by a new wage agreement. (Ref. 120363)
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The agreement signed with SEKO on April 24 removed the threat of a strike and introduced, for the first time, sectoral minimum wage. The agreement signed between Almega and SEKO affects about 10,000 members, particularly in the Teliasonera company. It will run between April 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013 and provides for a 2.6 percent wage increase in line with the manufacturing agreements. Therefore, the lowest monthly salary for a full-time worker aged 18+ will amount to SEK 16,001 (€1,761), a

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