Sweden: the young increasingly question unions’ all-might in determining wages

d political parties debated the worrying unemployment rate of young people during the traditional “Almedalen week” in Gotland on June 28-July 4, 2009, a study reveals that young Swedish people would like to negotiate their wages themselves and object to unions’ all-power on the issue. (Ref. 090754)

Alarming unemployment
rate. Each year,
the “Almedalen week” gathers the main economic and social roleplayers of the
country, unions, employers and political parties. It is a key moment for public
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