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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". READ »

Saab to file for bankruptcy: report

National: 12 Dec 11
Beleaguered Swedish automaker Saab is expected to file for bankruptcy on Monday, according to reports in the Swedish media. READ »

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. READ »

Unions file bankruptcy petition against Saab

Business & Money: 12 Sep 11
Two Swedish labour unions have filed a request to force troubled automaker Saab into bankruptcy, the Unionen labour group said in a statement on Monday. READ »

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. READ »

Swedish manager pay varies widely: report

Business & Money: 6 Apr 11
There is a large discrepancy between managers in city areas of Sweden and the rest of the country, as well as between genders and the public and the private sector, a new report presented Wednesday shows. READ »

Swedish unions have become obsolete: leaders

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. READ »

Volvo unions on board as deal looms

National: 28 Mar 10
The takeover of Volvo by Zhejiang Geely Holding looks set to go ahead on Sunday as unions linked to the Swedish car maker agreed to the Chinese company's purchase. READ »

Young Swedish workers reject collective wage deals: study

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. READ »

Swedish bosses ageing rapidly

Business & Money: 21 Jun 07
The average Swedish boss in 2007 is 54 years old. The equivalent figure in 2002 was a sprightly 46. READ »

Swedish unions lose members in record numbers

Society: 15 Mar 07
Swedish blue collar trade unions are losing members like never before. 2006 was the first year in which all member unions in the LO confederation experienced a net loss of members. READ »

Wage increases slower for blue collar workers

Society: 4 Oct 06
Wages for white collar workers have increased at a much greater rate than those of blue collar workers over the last ten years, according to a report from trade union organisation LO. READ »

Saab Metall sagas: the plots thicken

Business & Money: 20 Oct 04
Was it a strike or wasn't it? Do the union reps have to pay back the money blown on sex club visits? What does Göran Persson have to do with it all? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in the Local's latest Trollhättan update. READ »

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