Sweden - State sector negotiations could prove challenging - June 21, 2010

Unions putting forward claims to state sector employers think that there is a big gap to close in the forthcoming negotiations. The OFR negotiating cartel wants to see pay increase in line with the private sector as well as action on work-life balance. The SEKO services union is concerned about employment security particularly for women and young workers. It also wants a general wage increase of 2.6% but says that there is nothing on offer from the employers.

English: http://www.epsu.org/cob/369

Swedish: http://www.st.org/aktuellt/avtal-2010/avtalsrorelsen-inom-arbetsgivarverket ...;

http://www.seko.se/Aktuellt/Nyheter/2010/Juni/SEKO-har-vaxlat-avtalsyrkanden-med ...

This article was published in the Collective Bargaining Newsletter. It aims to facilitate information exchange between trade unions and to support the work of ETUC's collective bargaining committee. For more information, please contact the editor Maarten van Klaveren, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) M.vanKlaveren@uva.nl. You may find further information on the ETUI atwww.etui.org, and on the AIAS at www.uva-aias.net. © ETUI aisbl, Brussels 2009.