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February 14, 2012
Retail union announces Easter strike
Published: 22 Mar 10 13:20 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/25672/20100322/
The Swedish Commercial Employees' Union (Handels) has served notice of strike action from April 1st, covering 5,000 employees and affecting major retail chains among the 79 workplaces concerned.
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"The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise continually block free collective bargaining rights," he told journalists on Monday.
Among workplaces concerned in the strike notice are some of Sweden's largest retailers such as H&M, Kappahl, Lindex, Ikea, Ica, Willys, Åhléns and Hemköp at multiple locations across the country.
In addition the strike notice covered several warehouse operations.
Food retailer Citygross, hardware chain Bauhaus, and sports chain Stadium are also affected.
The Ikea stores affected are located in Valbo (Gävle) and Linköping. H&M stores in Gothenburg, Stockholm, Uppsala and Södertälje stand to be affected.
"The notice will lead to fairly immediate disruption for retailers. But from a consumer perspective the impact will not be that great," said Häggström.
The union has not requested sympathy action from other Trade Union Confederation (LO) member groups, but have the full support of their colleagues.
"There was no option for us. We want to secure an agreement before the end of March. We have to get the negotiation process started; thus far we have got nowhere," said Häggström.
The services sector union, which has a membership of 150,000, has called for a monthly pay rise of between 600 and 750 kronor ($83 to $104).
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They already get paid well when you compare them to people doing the same jobs in other countries. Add to that the horrible customer service, multiple 30-40 min fika breaks, nice working hours etc. and it looks kinda silly.
/shrugs
before or aftr tax?
We are complaining because the top percent is stealing it all and the rest is surviving on the crumbs of them.
Why cant work be fun and rewarding? Why does it need to be stress and poverty?
You talk about horrible customer service, i say human dignity. You talk about long breaks, I say not long enough. You talk about nice working hours, I say not nice enough.
You just don't get it, do you?
Maybe you should go off and experience a real job, with real responsibilities and, yes, even real job stress.
Until then, please read all of the comments and understand what is being said.
Is folding clothes at a leisurely pace or stocking shelves stressful? Lol, not nice enough working hours? This is the first place I've been to where most retail stores close at 6pm during the week and 3pm on weekends. I seriously hope your comment was a joke. Go work in retail in any other country and see how "bad" you have it.
Btw, if you want a fun and rewarding career that pays well how about getting a real education and looking for a real job. You're probably one of those people that expect to be given the world on a silver platter without working for it.
Before anyone complains, I'm not talking down about people who work in retail or have blue-collar jobs. There's nothing wrong with those jobs and they need to be done. I worked retail for a while in high-school and knew right away that I was going to move past that and go to university because I wanted real responsibilites and in turn better pay.