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Builders' strike averted after last-minute deal
Business & Money: 2 Apr 13
A looming construction workers' strike that threatened to shut down work on dozens of major infrastructure projects across Sweden was narrowly averted on Monday night after unions agreed to a last-minute deal.
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UN slams Sweden for guest worker policy
Business & Money: 28 Feb 13
The United Nations has criticized Sweden for limiting trade unions' right to join forces with guest workers, in a statement from the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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Seven key facts about Swedish job insurance
Analysis & Opinion: 21 Jan 13
Confused about unemployment insurance in Sweden? As part of JobTalk Sweden, The Local's new series offering tips and insights about working in Sweden, we've put together a few pointers to help you navigate the process.
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Swedish prince in steamy waterside sauna battle
Business & Money: 28 Jun 12
Despite a no from local authorities, Swedish prince Carl Philip is adamant he wants a waterside sauna and his appealing the decision that the project would be in violation of Sweden’s environmental laws.
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Swedes face toilet paper shortage in wake of strike threat
Business & Money: 10 Apr 12
The threat of a toilet paper shortage looming large over Sweden on Wednesday after a labour union warned it would block deliveries from several Swedish toilet paper factories in a show of solidarity with another union group.
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Swedish union head to leave next year
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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Swedish apartment construction takes off
Business & Money: 13 Oct 10
Construction of new apartments in Sweden is approaching levels not seen since the height of the mid-2000s boom, with industry groups forecasting a need for thousands of new workers as a result.
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Unions ordered to pay for Vaxholm blockade
Business & Money: 2 Dec 09
Two Swedish trade unions have been ordered to pay 2.7 million kronor ($392,000) to a Latvian construction company whose 2004 project in Vaxholm in eastern Sweden was interrupted by a union blockade.
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Laval asking unions for 2.8 million kronor in damages
Business & Money: 13 May 08
Latvian construction company Laval wants Swedish unions to pay 2.8 million kronor ($465,000) in damages, as well as legal expenses related to the Vaxholm wage-dumping dispute.
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'Free-for-all' to follow EU ruling
Politics: 27 Dec 07
Experts see an influx of Latvian companies taking advantage of a judgment which weakens Swedish unions' ability to strike.
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Sweden disappointed by EU ruling
National: 18 Dec 07
Christer Wälivaara, international secretary of construction union Byggnads, was one of those disappointed by Tuesday's EU ruling.
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Unions lose landmark EU case
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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Builders' strike called off
Business & Money: 24 Apr 07
A strike by construction workers has been cancelled after an agreement was reached between employers and unions.
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Builders walk out after talks fail
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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Builders set to go on strike
National: 17 Apr 07
Building workers are preparing to strike from Wednesday morning, after an offer from mediators was rejected by union Byggnads.
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Builders' strike to target Peab
Business & Money: 5 Apr 07
Sweden's builders' union Bygnadds has called a strike with just one corporate target - the building company Peab. The tactic was met with surprise at the firm.
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Builders' union calls strike
National: 5 Apr 07
The Swedish Building Workers' Union has called a strike after negotiations with the Construction Federation ground to a halt.
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Littorin stands up to unions in fee quarrel
Business & Money: 28 Feb 07
Swedish labour market minister Sven Otto Littorin has said he will not accept unions continuing to force non-members to pay their fees.
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Building firms axe union fee
Business & Money: 22 Feb 07
Swedish construction companies are to stop deducting union fees from the pay of non-unionised employees, in a move that will cost union Byggnads 35 million kronor a year.
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Swedish union loses case in Europe
Society: 13 Feb 07
Building union Byggnads was breaking the law when it forced non-members to pay its charges, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.
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Vaxholm case reaches EU Court
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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Union coffers well filled ahead of pay negotiations
Business & Money: 4 Jan 07
Rising stock markets mean that Sweden's largest trade unions have billions of kronor available to finance any strike action leading from this year's pay negotiations.
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Union furious over salad bar mafia slur
National: 7 Dec 06
Sweden's Hotel and Restaurant Union is demanding a government apology after MP Fredrick Federley described the blockade of a salad bar in Gothenburg as "mafia methods".
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Sweden to support union at EU court
National: 1 Dec 06
Sweden's new centre-right government is to support builders' union Byggnads in its case against Latvian company Laval at the European Court, a decision greeted with surprise by employers' organisations.
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Persson promises 930 kronor a day to jobless
Politics: 18 Aug 06
More unemployed people will be able to claim 80 percent of their previous wage in benefits. The cost: up to 3.5 billion kronor. The plan was announced as the Social Democrats' manifesto was launched on Friday.
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'Let older workers semi-retire'
Society: 11 Jul 06
Four trade unions want older workers to be allowed to semi-retire if their employer then gives a full time job to a young person.
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National Day earnings headache for unions
Business & Money: 6 Jun 06
Sweden's second annual National Day holiday may be a welcome Tuesday off work for most Swedes, but many who are working are unsure of how much they should be paid for their day's graft.
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EU countries support Swedish union
Society: 29 May 06
There is widespread support in the EU for Sweden's case in the controversial Vaxholm case, in which unions have tried to force a Latvian company to sign a collective agreement.
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Builders conned by fake recruitment companies
National: 24 Apr 06
Recruitment companies with links to criminal biker gangs have defrauded building workers of up to 100,000 kronor in unpaid wages.
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Commission backs Swedish Model
National: 1 Feb 06
Sweden's system of collective union agreements is in line with EU rules, the European Commission has said. Unions in Sweden are within their rights to demand that companies sign the agreements.
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Minister in EU withdrawal "threat"
National: 30 Jan 06
Minister for Employment, Hans Karlsson, believes that there will be widespread calls for Sweden to leave the EU if construction workers' union, Byggnads, loses the Vaxholm case in the EU court.
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Barroso refuses to criticize Swedish Model
Politics: 17 Oct 05
Jose Manuel Barroso refuses to get involved in the Vaxholm row between unions and a Latvian company Sweden. We should respect national traditions, the EU Commission president said.
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Paying dues to the wrong union
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Oct 05
Sweden's government keenly backs a trade union in its battle with the EU. But how do we know the SEK85m the Social Democrats received from the unions didn't influence its actions?
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EU to fight Sweden over Latvian builders
Politics: 5 Oct 05
European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy says that Sweden's handling of the Latvian builders dispute breaches the European Union's treaty on freedom of movement - and he will fight Swedish union Byggnads in the EU Court.
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Abolish 'free year' - unions
Politics: 3 Oct 05
Sweden's 'free year' scheme - where you can take a year off while an unemployed person keeps your seat warm, should be abolished, says trade union association LO. It just benefits those who fancy a bit of a break.
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Every fourth Swedish woman afraid to go out at night
Smörgåsbord: 16 Aug 05
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Builders' union threatens new blockade
Society: 10 May 05
It's wage levels versus freedom of movement as Sweden's Byggnads threatens to blockade another construction company employing low-paid Latvian workers. "We see no other way," says agreements secretary, Gunnar Ericson.
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Vaxholm dispute goes to European Court
National: 29 Apr 05
The European Court will decide whether the Byggnads union's blockade of a building site near Stockholm is legal. The union objects to Latvian workers on the site who have not signed Swedish union agreements.
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Social democrat MP fired from "other job"
Politics: 19 Apr 05
For years Ola Rask has enjoyed two full time salaries, two pensions, two credit cards, and a free house. Now, amidst allegations of financial irregularities, he's been fired from one job - and it's not the one in Sweden's parliament.
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Investigation into union benefit threats
Politics: 22 Mar 05
The justice ombudsman is to investigate an employment office that threatened to withdraw benefits from unemployed people who refused to attend a union demonstration. An example of how the Social Democratic Party and unions have become intertwined with the state, say Liberals.
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Strike threat over Polish storm workers in Sweden
Politics: 30 Jan 05
Swedish unions up the ante in the battle over workers from eastern Europe, as Polish electricians join the clean-up work after storms in southern Sweden. And the Swedish government lobbies the EU to keep the country's system of collective agreements.
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Swedish court backs action against Latvian builders
Politics: 22 Dec 04
The Byggnads union can continue a blockade against a building site near Stockholm, a court rules. The union says that Latvian workers on the site should sign up to Swedish labour agreements.
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Östros to fight for Swedish labour laws at EU meeting
Smörgåsbord: 23 Nov 04
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Smörgåsbord
Smörgåsbord: 18 Jun 04
Fabulous footballers, Sweden's man in Baghdad, a murderous wife and a long-haired loon. The heroes and villains of the week - and not a pip about Knutby.
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