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Sweden's industrial workers set for pay hike
Politics: 2 Apr 13
Workers in Sweden's industrial sector earned a 6.8-percent raise in wages on Tuesday, agreeing to a new collective wage deal following a lengthy set of negotiations.
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Swedes earn highest wages in Europe: study
Society: 2 Apr 13
Workers in Sweden earn the highest average hourly wage in the European Union, according to a new study from Germany.
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Job centre berated for 'lacklustre' Saab effort
Business & Money: 14 Feb 13
With one in five former Saab employees still out of work, the Swedish Public Employment Service has come under fire for lacklustre attempts at helping them find new employment after the Sweden-based carmaker went bankrupt in 2011.
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Swedes open to pay cuts to save jobs
Business & Money: 7 Feb 13
More than half of Swedes would accept a cut in their salary if it protected against job losses in the current employment climate, a new opinion poll showed on Thursday.
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Pajala iron miners battle financing woes
Business & Money: 5 Feb 13
The mining company Northland Resources has failed in its bid to bring in extra investment to its new iron ore mine in Pajala, northern Sweden, which employs more than 800 people.
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'We had to make the party look fit to govern'
Politics: 25 Jan 13
One year into the job, Social Democrat leader Stefan Löfven appears to have kept the party's poll numbers from dropping, but is now facing demands to make the party a dominant force in Swedish politics.
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Sweden's biggest news stories in 2012
Analysis & Opinion: 21 Dec 12
With the end of 2012 in sight, The Local looks back at some of the stories that dominated headlines in Sweden over the past year.
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One woman makes Sweden's power top-ten
Politics: 23 Nov 12
Only one woman, Enterprise Minister Annie Lööf, has made it into an annual top-ten list of the most powerful Swedes.
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SAS 'ultimatum' angers Swedish unions
National: 20 Nov 12
Swedish unions have likened SAS's initial failure to consult its employees to "an ultimatum", which they say flies in the face of the Swedish model of consensus-based labour negotiations.
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Redundancy notices hit three-year high
Business & Money: 12 Oct 12
Almost 50,000 people have been served redundancy notices in 2012, the highest figure in three years, according to new figures from Sweden's National Public Employment Agency.
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Sweden budget bill sparks heated debate
Politics: 20 Sep 12
Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg defended the government's 2013 budget proposition on Thursday, in the face of tough criticism from unions and opposition politicians.
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'Cars will be built in Trollhättan': Saab buyers
National: 13 Jun 12
National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), the new buyers of Saab, said on Wednesday that they want to continue to build cars in Sweden and that they will be taking on new staff.
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New Swedish union boss seeks welfare state boost
Politics: 26 May 12
Sweden's Trade Union Confederation on Saturday elected as its new president Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson, who proceeded to call for a restoration of the Swedish welfare model.
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Swedish union plea to Obama: 'help save Saab'
Business & Money: 14 May 12
Swedish union IF Metall has written a letter to US president Barack Obama about bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab, hoping for a similar result to the General Motors bailout of 2009.
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Silence is golden for Social Democrats' Löfven
Analysis & Opinion: 16 Apr 12
Stefan Löfven appears to have found a recipe for success as the head of Sweden's Social Democrats: keeping his mouth shut. But it remains to seen how long how long he can remain silent, argues historian and commentator David Linden.
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Löfven ready to negotiate over nuclear power
Politics: 13 Feb 12
The new leader of the Social Democrats Stefan Löfven has indicated he's ready to negotiate with the government over the future of nuclear power despite a previous party decision to phase out nuclear energy in Sweden.
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'High hopes' for Löfven as Social Democrat head
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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Löfven 'proud and happy' to take party's top job
Politics: 26 Jan 12
The Social Democrats used a hastily scheduled Thursday press conference to officially unveil IF Metall union chief Stefan Löfven as the consensus choice to take over as party chair.
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Stefan Löfven: 'the only name all could agree on'
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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Union boss tipped as new Social Democrat head
Politics: 26 Jan 12
Stefan Löfven, current chair of Sweden’s IF Metall trade union, is set to take over as interim head of the Social Democrats, according to Swedish media reports, which were subsequently confirmed by his mother.
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'We'll have a decision on Friday': Jämtin
Politics: 23 Jan 12
No concrete decision about the future leadership of the Social Democrats will be made until Friday, party secretary Carin Jämtin announced on Monday afternoon, as speculation mounted about who might take over following Håkan Juholt's resignation.
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'We will have an answer on Monday': Jämtin
Politics: 23 Jan 12
When the Social Democrats' crisis meeting broke up for the evening just before midnight on Sunday night, the executive committee had not yet decided their next move.
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Saab unions unhappy with bankruptcy receivers
Business & Money: 9 Jan 12
Cash-strapped carmaker Saab’s four unions are unhappy with the appointed bankruptcy receivers but said on Monday that having them changed "would not help the situation".
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'We can bounce back': Trollhättan politician
Business & Money: 19 Dec 11
Hours after the announcement that Swedish automaker Saab has filed for bankruptcy, local politicians in Saab's base in Trollhättan in western Sweden as well as Saab dealers are keeping a brave face.
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Third union demands Saab bankruptcy
National: 21 Sep 11
IF Metall on Tuesday became the third trade union to ask a court to place cash-strapped carmaker Saab in bankruptcy in order to secure wages for its members.
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Swedish budget focuses on labour market
Business & Money: 20 Sep 11
Sweden's government has outlined a raft of labour market initiatives in the budget presented on Tuesday, while its forecast for GDP growth has been slashed to 1.3 percent in 2012, warning that the reality could be worse.
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Appeals court to review Saab reconstruction
Business & Money: 19 Sep 11
The Swedish court of appeals has agreed to review the application from beleaugered Saab Automobile to undergo reconstruction, an application which was previously rejected by a lower court.
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Swedish court rejects Saab restructuring
Business & Money: 8 Sep 11
Vänersborg district court in western Sweden has rejected beleaguered carmaker Saab Automobile's applications for business restructuring. Chairperson and CEO Victor Muller responded by declaring the firm's intention to appeal.
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Crisis-hit Saab files for bankruptcy protection
Business & Money: 7 Sep 11
Swedish automaker Saab Automobile has applied for bankruptcy protection as it continues to battle mounting debts, according to a press release from owners Swedish Automobile.
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Saab unions demand answers from CEO
Business & Money: 10 Aug 11
Saab CEO and sole director, Victor Muller, will meet Wednesday with representatives of the four unions at its factory in Trollhättan in western Sweden, who are seeking answers as to how the company will ensure that wages are paid.
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Replace Muller as Saab CEO: local politician
Business & Money: 27 Jul 11
Victor Muller should be replaced as CEO of Saab, a local Swedish politician has argued followed the latest twist in the ongoing cashflow crisis at the beleaguered Swedish car firm.
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Saab staff set to receive no pay
Business & Money: 26 Jul 11
White-collar staff at cash-strapped Swedish carmaker Saab Automobile will not receive their salaries due on Wednesday, the firm has confirmed in a statement.
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Saab cash boost after property sale
Business & Money: 28 Jun 11
Saab has signed an agreement to sell 50.1 percent of the shares in its property arm for 255 million kronor ($40 million), providing much needed cash for the crisis-hit Swedish car maker.
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Muller only member left on Saab board
Business & Money: 27 Jun 11
Saab CEO Victor Muller is the only member left on the board of directors of the troubled Swedish automaker after the departure of several board members in recent days.
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Holding back wages 'last resort': experts
National: 23 Jun 11
The future of disaster-riddled carmaker Saab doesn’t look bright, according to several analysts, who say that holding back salaries is a company’s very last way out.
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Saab lacks funds to pay staff wages
Business & Money: 23 Jun 11
Cash-strapped carmaker Saab won't be able to pay this months wages to its employees, according to a statement from the company.
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Saab faces tough battle to survive: experts
Business & Money: 17 Apr 11
Although the Swedish government helped Saab last week by easing its liquidity issues, many industry observers are skeptical that the company can survive.
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Saab staff upbeat on loan news
National: 16 Apr 11
The decision by the Swedish government Friday to allow Saab Automobile to sell its real-estate assets is giving hope to employees in Trollhätten, where the cars are produced.
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Unpaid bills halt Saab car production
Business & Money: 30 Mar 11
Saab Automobile was forced to halt production at its factory in Trollhättan in western Sweden on Tuesday after a transport company halted deliveries due to millions of kronor in unpaid invoices.
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Volvo Group names insider as new CEO
Business & Money: 16 Mar 11
Sweden's Volvo Group has appointed Olof Persson, current head of Volvo Construction Equipment, to take over as the heavy vehicle maker's new CEO following the departure of Leif Johansson.
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'Wild card' Juholt faces challenge of mending a party in crisis
Analysis & Opinion: 10 Mar 11
The choice of Håkan Julholt as candidate to take over as leader of the Social Democrats, while answering one question, leaves much about the party's future unresolved, The Local's David Landes discovers.
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Social Democrats blame taxes for election loss
Politics: 3 Dec 10
The Social Democrats likely lost the election because of their tax policy proposals, an internal report from the party’s crisis commission has concluded.
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Mona Sahlin: I was not forced out
Politics: 16 Nov 10
Mona Sahlin has denied that she was pushed to resign as leader of the embattled Social Democrats and said that being the first female leader has been a source of both support and controversy.
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Sweden Democrats slam unions over freeze out
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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Swedish state should focus on venture capital: report
National: 4 Apr 10
The Swedish state should focus on developing new investment funds for venture capital as well as seeking out international and national capital investment, according to a proposal published this week in Dagens Nyheter newspaper.
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Unions and employers sign collective agreements
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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'Totally overwhelming': voices from Trollhättan
Analysis & Opinion: 26 Jan 10
Saab sale sparks delight in Trollhättan in western Sweden, home to some 3,400 Saab employees.
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Geely to make 300,000 Volvos a year in China
Business & Money: 26 Jan 10
Geely aims to manufacture 300,000 cars a year in China, but intends to keep Volvo’s Swedish operations intact, according to plans the company has presented to Chinese authorities.
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Spyker boss to Sweden over Saab future
National: 23 Jan 10
Negotiations between General Motors and Dutch luxury car maker Spyker over the future of Saab were believed to have moved to Stockholm on Friday, with media reports stating Spyker CEO Victor Muller paid a visit to the capital.
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Saab can still be sold: General Motors
National: 9 Jan 10
General Motors announced on Friday it had begun "an orderly wind-down" of its Swedish unit Saab, but would consider any late proposals for the brand, in a move drawing protests from Sweden.
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GM begins official Saab wind-down
National: 8 Jan 10
General Motors have taken the decision to start official proceedings to wind down the Saab Automobile organisation in Trollhättan.
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GM extends deadline for Saab sale: report
Business & Money: 30 Dec 09
General Motors has extended its December 31st deadline for the sale of Saab Automobile, according to a Saab official. Meanwhile, Swedish unions have turned to Washington for help in urging GM to sell the Swedish automaker.
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Swedish unions upbeat after Spyker talks
National: 22 Dec 09
Representatives for two of Sweden's formost trade unions met with with Spyker on Monday to discuss the Dutch sports car maker's last gasp bid for GM's beleaguered Saab Automobile unit.
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Spyker extends Saab deal deadline
National: 21 Dec 09
Dutch car maker Spyker has dropped its Monday evening bid deadline and remains in talks with General Motors over the possible purchase of Saab. Sweden's government has pledged to aid Saab workers if the deal falls through.
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Analysts wary of Spyker bid amid crisis talks
National: 21 Dec 09
Sweden's government held crisis talks with union representatives in Stockholm on Monday as the clock ticks down on Saab Automobile's stay of execution.
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Unions urge GM to review new Saab bid
National: 21 Dec 09
Swedish union leaders are urging GM to consider Dutch sports carmaker Spyker's new offer for Saab.
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Koenigsegg backs out of Saab deal
Business & Money: 24 Nov 09
A group headed by Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg has broken off negotiations over the purchase of Saab Automobile, the prospective buyer said in a statement.
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Saab to double production in 2010
Business & Money: 17 Nov 09
Saab Automobile plans to more than double production at its flagship Swedish factory at the start of the new year.
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Koenigsegg buys Saab: confirmed
National: 16 Jun 09
Saab Automobile is to be sold to Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg, Saab has confirmed.
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Volvo Group cancels some layoffs as other jobs are cut
Business & Money: 10 Jun 09
Sweden's Volvo Group announced plans on Tuesday to cut 160 white collar jobs at its aeronautics arm while at the same time more than 300 other workers were told their jobs had been spared.
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Volvo Group cancels planned layoffs after union deal
Business & Money: 29 May 09
Sweden's Volvo Group has scrapped plans to make 600 employees redundant following the completion of a deal with Swedish unions to cut working hours instead, the company announced on Friday.
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High lay-off notices 'a deliberate tactic'
Business & Money: 22 May 09
Swedish companies are serving redundancy notices in artificially high numbers as part of a tactic to circumvent employment protection laws, claims a chief analyst at the national job agency.
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More Swedish unions approve pay cuts to save jobs
Business & Money: 16 Apr 09
The number of unions in Sweden’s manufacturing sector agreeing to pay cuts and shorter working hours in an effort to save jobs is increasing dramatically.
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Suitors tour Saab headquarters
Business & Money: 16 Apr 09
Buyers interested in purchasing in beleaguered Saab Automobile have been visiting the company’s main base of operations this week to get more information about its factories, organization, and business plan.
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Union chief avoids sack
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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Unpaid blogger risks losing unemployment benefits
Society: 2 Apr 09
A former Volvo worker in southern Sweden has been told to stop blogging for his local newspaper if he wants to retain his unemployment insurance.
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Union sanctions pay cuts to save jobs
Politics: 2 Mar 09
One of Sweden’s largest manufacturing sector unions said on Monday that its members are willing to allow employers to cut wages in order to avoid more layoffs.
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Saab workers stage demonstration
National: 27 Feb 09
Saab employees filled a main thoroughfare in the company’s home base of Trollhättan in central Sweden on Thursday night to show their faith in the future of the beleaguered automaker.
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Saab unions: Opel merger would be 'a catastrophe'
Business & Money: 25 Feb 09
Union leaders in Sweden have rejected the notion of a merger between Saab Automobile and the German General Motors (GM) brand Opel.
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Sweden 'won't save Saab'
Politics: 18 Feb 09
The Swedish government said on Wednesday it would not intervene to take over Saab. Enterprise Minister Maud Olofsson slammed Saab's US owner General Motors for "abandoning" the struggling Swedish car maker.
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Voters back nuclear energy agreement: poll
Politics: 7 Feb 09
Seven out of ten voters back an agreement to reverse a decision to phase out the country's 10 nuclear reactors, announced by the four parties of Sweden's centre-right governing Alliance on Thursday.
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Sweden to launch car industry aid package
Society: 11 Dec 08
The Swedish government announced plans on Thursday to launch a 28 billion kronor ($3.42 billion) aid package for the country's beleaguered car industry.
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Opposition urges state car industry takeover
Business & Money: 2 Dec 08
Leading government ministers have angered unions and the opposition by ruling out the possibility of a state takeover of Volvo Cars should owner Ford elect to sell its Swedish subsidiary.
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GM considers ditching Saab: report
Business & Money: 27 Nov 08
Saab Automobile is among the brands US automaker General Motors (GM) is thinking about unloading in order to get through its current crisis.
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Volvo Cars to shed 1,200 jobs in Sweden
Business & Money: 25 Jun 08
Volvo Cars has given notice to 1,200 employees who will soon lose their jobs, primarily in Gothenburg and Olofström in southern Sweden.
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Trollhättan plant nabs Saab 9-3
Business & Money: 19 Jun 08
The next generation of Saab 9-3 cars is to be built in Trollhättan in western Sweden.
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Auto industry jewel slips into foreign hands
Business & Money: 3 Mar 08
Volkswagen's acquisition of truckmaker Scania saw one of the Swedish auto industry's last crown jewels pass into foreign hands, following in the footsteps of Volvo and Saab.
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Scania's main union welcomes VW deal
National: 3 Mar 08
Scania's main workers union has said it was pleased German car maker Volkswagen had taken control of the Swedish truck maker.
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Sick leave clampdown slammed by unions
Business & Money: 20 Dec 07
New government plans to clamp down on sick leave face criticism from the country's powerful trade unions.
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Unions mull Sweden Democrat ban
Politics: 26 Nov 07
Members of the far-right Sweden Democrats should be denied trade union membership, according to many leading union representatives.
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Man fired for buying sex in China
National: 20 Nov 07
A man is taking his employer to court after it fired him for buying sex while on a business trip to China.
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Volvo in nuclear energy retreat
Business & Money: 12 Oct 07
Truck maker Volvo has announced that it will cease buying Swedish nuclear power at the end of this year.
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ABB workers 'gutless' - union boss
National: 27 Jul 07
Workers at ABB in Karlskrona have said that they feel threatened by the local union boss, who has sent out a newsletter in which he called non-members 'gutless'.
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Saab jobs at risk
National: 21 Apr 07
Up to 1,400 jobs are at risk at the Saab plant in Trollhättan, despite news that the factory would build General Motors' new Astra model.
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Agency criticizes 'inflationary' pay deals
Business & Money: 16 Mar 07
The National Institute of Economic Research has warned that three-year wage increases of over 10 percent will fuel inflation and lead to increased interest rates.
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Unions prepare for fight in wage negotiations
Business & Money: 13 Mar 07
Swedish unions have full coffers, and are preparing to bed down for a long conflict if they don't get their way in current negotiations with employers. Overtime bans could be in place by the end of the month.
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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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Unions row over sympathy strikes
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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Unions demand massive wage hikes
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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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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Saab employees down tools
Business & Money: 27 Jun 06
Saab workers in Sweden downed tools for several hours on Monday, demanding that parent company General Motors makes a decision about the future of its European plants.
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Employees sue Ericsson for 40 million
Business & Money: 28 Apr 06
Two employees who say their idea has earned 80 million kronor for Ericsson are now suing the telecoms giant for half the profits.
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Baylan and Östros rise to party leadership
Politics: 1 Nov 05
Schools minister Ibrahim Baylan and trade minister Thomas Östros are voted onto the Social Democrats' Executive Committee - but Gothenburg will no longer be represented at the top table.
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