Unions don’t want employees to “pay” anymore. The current context isn’t very prone to unions. Since the economic crisis began, they already had to make numerous sacrifices, like Scania’s employees who agreed to the four-day week and a wage cut (see our dispatch No. 090595). Recent collective agreements such as the one signed in technology also allowed local wage negotiations to decide lower wage increases than what was decided at national level (see our dispatch No. 090874). However, unions don’t want exceptions to become the rule. On September 9, 2009, in this spirit, Cecilia Fahlberg, leader of Unionen (union confederation of private employees), presented her key objectives for 2010 collective bargaining. He refuses “nollavtal” (no increases agreement) and demands fair and “realistic” wage increases allowing to recruit young workers with better conditions. In addition, she wished for better job security, wage guarantees and better training conditions. The If Mettal (manufacturing) and Sveriges Ingenjorer (engineering) support her claims. For its part, Landsorganisationen (workers’ confederation) is in favor of permanent labor law, against precarious jobs and in favor of equal treatment between employees.
cruit young workers with better conditions. In addition, she wished for better job security, wage guarantees and better training conditions. The If Mettal (manufacturing) and Sveriges Ingenjorer (engineering) support her claims. For its part, Landsorganisationen (workers’ confederation) is in favor of permanent labor law, against precarious jobs and in favor of equal treatment between employees.
Employers’ federations want to modernize labor relations. In the face of the economic crisis and of t
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