February 15, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Trade_union_confederation":
Analysis & Opinion: 27 Jan 12
Sweden's leader pages painted newly named Social Democrat head Stefan Löfven as a down-to-earth, politically inexperienced man from northern Sweden who has a good chance of strengthening the struggling party.
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Analysis & Opinion: 26 Jan 12
With union leader Stefan Löfven set to take over as head of the Social Democrats, The Local takes a look at how a welder from northern Sweden found his way to the top ranks of Swedish politics.
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Politics: 21 Jan 12
Despite Friday’s announcement by the Social Democrat Executive Committee that embattled leader Håkan Juholt will remain at the helm, many now believe that he will announce his resignation on Saturday afternoon.
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National: 15 Jan 12
Organized begging, forced labour and forced participation in thefts have bypassed human trafficking for sexual purposes, shows a recent report from the National Police Board.
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Politics: 23 Nov 11
The number of people coming to Sweden to work is rising at the same time as the number of refugees coming to the country is falling, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden.
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Business & Money: 4 Nov 11
Only one in three young Swedes are union members, compared to 80 percent in the same age group only 15 years ago, according to a new report.
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National: 23 Jul 11
A majority of Swedes, 60 percent, want to arrange their own salary raises through individual negotiations with their boss, shows a survey published Friday.
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Politics: 1 Jul 11
The Swedish government suffered another setback in the Riksdag on Friday, when the Sweden Democrats voted with the centre-left opposition parties to force through its proposal by a single vote.
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Business & Money: 30 May 11
The government should work to cut wages in low paid jobs so that more new Swedes can get into the labour market, according to Swedish free market think tank Timbro.
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Business & Money: 13 May 11
The chairman of Swedish pensions insurance firm AMF is leaving his post after the firm's owners took exception to his tax affairs.
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Politics: 28 Apr 11
In a reversal of a long-held position, the Moderate Party announced on Thursday it would "immediately" reveal the names of individuals who donate substantial sums of money to the party.
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Politics: 8 Mar 11
Former union-boss and prominent Social Democrat Stig Malm said on Tuesday he is "ashamed" to be a member of the party in light of its protracted leader selection process.
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Politics: 8 Mar 11
The EU's GDP could increase by almost 30 percent if more women in Europe worked, according to Sweden EU Minister Birgitta Ohlsson, who warned that "a Jurassic Park filled with old men" may be the alternative.
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Business & Money: 13 Feb 11
Two of Sweden's union leaders have singled out the failure of the organisations to modernise their approaches to collective bargaining as a major reason an increasing number of Swedes choose not to become members.
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Business & Money: 7 Feb 11
The CEOs of Sweden's 50 largest companies earn on average 40 times more than an industrial worker, a finding that a union organisation head believes is "totally unacceptable" and requires a "popular uprising" to remedy.
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National: 14 Jan 11
An increasing number of Sweden's top business executives are hiring bodyguards as the threat and risk of robbery and extortion grows in the country.
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National: 12 Jan 11
Wanja Lundby-Wedin, the chairwoman of one of Sweden's largest and most influential trade union groups, has announced that she will step down at the group's next congress in the spring of 2012.
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Politics: 8 Dec 10
Sweden's ruling Moderate Party have overtaken the Social Democrats, which for decades dominated the country's political scene, as the country's biggest political party, according to a new survey released on Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 23 Nov 10
Sweden's migration minister has denied claims by a Swedish umbrella union organisation that unscrupulous companies are abusing new rules that have eased the migration of foreign workers.
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Business & Money: 11 Nov 10
With unemployment reaching double digits in some parts of northern Sweden, job seekers are being encouraged to look for work in other countries.
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Politics: 29 Sep 10
Active Sweden Democrats will not be allowed to be members in one of Sweden's main healthcare professionals unions, the chair of the labour group said on Wednesday, prompting claims from the party that they are "politically corrupt."
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National: 22 Sep 10
Latest: The Liberal Party - and by extension the Alliance - has missed out one seat it needed to gain in Gothenburg to the Social Democrats - by just four votes.
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Analysis & Opinion: 7 Sep 10
Here's a look at the Social Democrats, bidding to assume power at the head of the Red-Green coalition.
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Politics: 19 Aug 10
Two Social Democratic election candidates from central Sweden were caught by police having sex with prostitutes in a Swedish Trade Union Confederation (Landsorganisationen i Sverige, LO) flat in Stockholm.
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Politics: 10 Jul 10
A decision in Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag, to allow old nuclear reactors to be replaced has broad support among Swedes, according to a survey presented by the Liberal Party.
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Business & Money: 27 May 10
The Liberal Party (Folkpartiet) has reiterated its call for a state-run unemployment insurance fund, risking a conflict with the Swedish Trade Union Confederation who consider unemployment insurance to be a union matter.
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National: 27 Mar 10
Several collective agreements were reached on Friday during annual wage bargaining between Swedish trade unions and employers' organisations. Among others, the IF Metall union will receive a 3.2 percent wage increase for the next 22 months.
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Business & Money: 22 Mar 10
The Swedish Commercial Employees' Union has served notice of strike action from April 1st, covering 5,000 employees and affecting retail chains such as Ica, H&M, Ikea, Åhléns and Hemköp.
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Politics: 9 Jan 10
Social Democrat Margot Wallström is a more popular choice than Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt to lead the country, according to a new poll. The result follows speculation surrounding a secret plan to oust opposition leader Mona Sahlin.
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Business & Money: 15 Dec 09
Thai berry pickers and Indian IT experts have been the primary recipients of work permits since Sweden's new labour force immigration laws came into force a year ago.
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National: 8 Dec 09
The gap between the rich and poor in Sweden has grown considerably in recent years, according to a new report from the country's largest labour group.
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National: 3 Dec 09
A Swedish bus driver convicted for driving while speaking on a mobile phone and writing in a notebook at the same time has been acquitted of reckless driving by the Swedish Supreme Court.
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National: 15 Oct 09
Being found guilty of paying for group sex with a minor is not sufficient grounds for education officials in Stockholm to fire a teacher who has refused to quit following his conviction.
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Business & Money: 23 Jun 09
The former CEO of Swedish pensions firm AMF Pension has agreed to reimburse his old employer following a bonus scandal that jeopardized the career of trade union chief Wanja Lundby Wedin.
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Business & Money: 4 Jun 09
Eight of ten young workers in Sweden favour negotiating their pay individually rather than having their wages set by a central agreement, a new study shows.
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Business & Money: 28 May 09
Companies in Sweden are using the economic crisis as an excuse to fire workers who don’t measure up, according to a new study.
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National: 25 May 09
Swedish tabloid newspaper Expressen published pictures and an interview with scandal-hit union chief Wanja Lundby-Wedin on Monday, only to find that they had spoken to, and photographed, the wrong woman.
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National: 24 May 09
Wanja Lundby-Wedin, head of Sweden’s Trade Union Confederation (LO), has been criticized for letting her husband stay for free at an Italian holiday camp. The union-owned resort is also being pursued by Italian police for unpaid social taxes.
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Politics: 2 May 09
Wanja Lundby-Wedin, head of Sweden’s Trade Union Confederation (LO), was both cheered and heckled during her May Day speech on Friday. Around 12,500 people gathered at the largest May Day march in Stockholm.
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Politics: 8 Apr 09
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt enjoys almost twice as much voter support as Social Democratic leader Mona Sahlin, according to a new survey.
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National: 7 Apr 09
Wanja Lundby-Wedin is to remain in her post as head of Sweden’s Trade Union Confederation (LO), it was announced after a seven hour board meeting on Monday.
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Politics: 5 Apr 09
Wanja Lundby-Wedin, head of Sweden’s Trade Union Confederation (LO) has resigned from the board of AMF Pension. The announcement was made after a meeting of LO's board on Sunday.
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Business & Money: 2 Apr 09
AMF Pension embattled former CEO Christer Elmehagen has reached an agreement with the firm's chairperson Göran Tunhammar to make public part of his controversial pension agreement.
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Business & Money: 30 Mar 09
The board of AMF Pension said late Sunday night that they had been misled about the size of former CEO Christer Elmehagen’s pension and requested that he pay more than 20 million kronor ($2.4 million) back to the company.
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National: 27 Mar 09
The head of Sweden's Trade Union Confederation (LO), Wanja Lunby-Wedin, has said she has no intention of resigning in the wake of the AMF Pension bonus scandal.
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Politics: 25 Mar 09
The head of the third largest district of Sweden’s Trade Union Confederation (LO), is calling for the organization’s national leader, Wanja Lundby-Wedin, to step down.
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Business & Money: 24 Mar 09
The head of Sweden’s main trade union group is facing a storm of media criticism following revelations that she approved a lavish pension package for former AMF Pension CEO Christer Elmehagen.
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National: 11 Mar 09
Talks between Sweden's main employers' and employees' associations on a major revision to the agreement which has governed Sweden's labour relations for seven decades, collapsed on Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 4 Mar 09
Ingrid Bonde, the head of Swedish pension firm AMF Pension, has been named Sweden’s most powerful businesswoman by a leading business magazine.
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Society: 4 Feb 09
Top managers from the Swedish business world earn 50 times as much as a common labourer, according to a new study carried out by one of the country’s largest labour organizations.
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Politics: 19 Nov 08
Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin has said a decision will be reached by Christmas as to whether the main parties of the opposition will run for election in 2010 on a joint electoral platform.
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National: 14 Nov 08
Finance minister Anders Borg has surpassed prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt as Sweden’s most influential powerbroker, according to a new ranking.
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Society: 12 Nov 08
Sweden's parliament has pushed through legislation that will make it easier for non-EU citizens to come to the country to work.
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Politics: 9 Oct 08
Mona Sahlin has come in for withering criticism from both labour groups and members of her own Social Democratic Party following a decision to embrace the Greens at the expense of further cooperation with Sweden’s Left Party.
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Politics: 1 Sep 08
The government has announced plans to devote 1.8 billion kronor ($278 million) over the next three years toward improving vocational training in Sweden.
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National: 1 Jun 08
The Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) spokesperson Wanja Lundby-Wedin used her opening speech at the 26th congress to address the collapse in union membership.
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Business & Money: 29 May 08
The head of Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen), Ingrid Bonde, has announced she is stepping down to take a job leading one of Sweden’s largest pension funds.
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Business & Money: 6 May 08
Sweden’s main employers’ and employees’ associations have announced plans for a major revision to the agreement which has governed Sweden’s labour relations for seven decades.
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National: 6 Mar 08
Nearly one in ten members left the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) last year.
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Analysis & Opinion: 4 Mar 08
Social democratic newspaper editor Eric Sundström thinks about the position of women in society today.
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Politics: 26 Feb 08
Unionen chairwoman Mari-Ann Krantz has voiced her support for the Green Party's proposal for the creation of a state-run unemployment insurance system.
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Business & Money: 21 Feb 08
A speech by Stefan Ingves to trade union economists did little to shed light on the bank’s decision.
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National: 4 Feb 08
Wanja Lundby-Wedin, chairwoman of trade union federation LO, points the finger at Labour Market Minister Sven Otto Littorin.
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National: 18 Dec 07
The industrial action taken by Swedish unions against a Latvian firm in Vaxholm was in breach of EU regulations surrounding freedom of movement, the European Court of Justice has ruled.
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Business & Money: 25 May 07
Migration Minister Tobias Billström hopes to launch a new law enabling Swedish companies to recruit staff from anywhere in the world.
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Politics: 10 May 07
Had last year's election been decided by members of the LO trade union confederation, the Sweden Democrats would have received the 4 percent share of the votes required for a place in parliament.
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National: 20 Apr 07
McDonalds is lovin' it - 59 percent of personnel managers consider a job with the fast food chain more valuable for job-seekers than a term at university. The Local spoke to an economist at LO to get his views on the youth unemployment problem.
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Society: 18 Apr 07
Builders at one of Sweden's largest building firms went on strike on Wednesday in the first of several planned walkouts following a breakdown in negotiations between unions and employers.
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Business & Money: 27 Mar 07
Trade union confederation LO has looked into the future and seen two rose-tinted years for Sweden. The organization is 'satisfied' with the Riksbank and 'angry' with the government.
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National: 15 Jan 07
When Swedish trade union confederation LO-TCO tried to send aid money to Liberia it saw the payment blocked by an American bank.
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National: 9 Jan 07
Swedish union leaders are in Luxembourg as the European Court opens hearings over the famous Vaxholm case, which pits Swedish collective agreements against the EU's freedom of movement guarantees.
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Politics: 14 Dec 06
Sweden's largest trade union confederation, LO, is today staging nationwide demonstrations to protest the government's controversial new unemployment insurance reforms.
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Society: 21 Nov 06
A war of words has broken out between hardliners and moderates in the Swedish LO union confederation. Metall boss Stefan Löfvén wants to hold fire on sympathy strikes, but the transport union says he has "given up the battle against capital."
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Society: 6 Nov 06
Sweden's trade union confederation LO has said it will call for monthly wage increases of 825 kronor for its members. Employers say it would be "extremely unfortunate" if LO's demands were met.
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Politics: 1 Sep 06
Sweden's trade union confederation has called for the country to adopt international standards for measuring unemployment. That would lead the jobless figure to jump from 4.8 to 7.4 percent.
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Analysis & Opinion: 29 May 06
The economy is growing well, official unemployment is falling, and the welfare state is still supported by most Swedes. Are Social Democrats a victim of their own success, asks David Stavrou.
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Analysis & Opinion: 22 May 06
We will be part of the government if the left wins the next election, Green Party spokesman Peter Eriksson tells The Local in an exclusive interview. But even under this government, the Greens have made their presence felt.
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Politics: 26 Oct 05
EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy repeats his support for a Latvian company in its row with Swedish unions. I'm just defending the single market, he tells the European Parliament.
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Politics: 2 May 05
Sweden's lefties raise the red flag on their traditional May Day marches. Joblessness is high on the agenda, as Wanja Lundby-Wedin, leader of Sweden's trade unionists, blames high unemployment on the Swedish central bank.
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National: 31 Mar 05
The Swedish Building Workers’ Union asks other Swedish unions to support their boycott of a Polish construction firm currently renovating a restaurant in Alingsås - without the help of Swedish builders.
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Politics: 5 Mar 05
Twenty eight members of Sweden's Young Social Democrats write to a national newspaper demanding the resignation of their chairman after it emerges that he used party funds to finance his own leadership campaign.
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Smörgåsbord: 4 Jan 05
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Society: 23 Nov 04
The housing charity scandal continues as a group of cottages which have been hired out to elderly and low-income women for generations are to be pulled down - to make way for luxury homes.
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Smörgåsbord: 23 Nov 04
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Smörgåsbord: 11 Nov 04
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Smörgåsbord: 5 Oct 04
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Politics: 6 Aug 04
A new pair of scandals for the government this week. One black sheep returns to the ministerial fold after her business fails and Bosse Ringholm forgets to collect some taxes - from the football club where he is the chairman.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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