The Local Sweden

PM backs minister linked to Swedish housing scandal

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 09:43:40 +0100

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has defended his foreign minister Margot Wallström after she faced criticism for accepting an apartment from Sweden's biggest trade union in the midst of a housing shortage.

Did top bosses get help jumping housing queue?

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:22:46 +0100

A Swedish trade union is facing accusations of allowing top bosses and senior politicians jump its Stockholm apartments queue while the capital battles a record housing shortage.

Swedish bus strike over after pay deal

Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:54:00 +0200

The nationwide bus strike finally came to an end late Thursday after employer and union groups managed to reach an agreement on new pay and conditions.

Swedish bus strike may continue into weekend

Thu, 27 Jun 2013 18:37:00 +0200

The nationwide bus strike looks likely to be pushed into the weekend, as employers and staff have made no concrete headway in salary negotiations.

Unions expand bus strike across Sweden

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 09:40:00 +0200

The bus driver strike affecting transport in Stockholm and Umeå has been expanded to other cities across Sweden on Monday with an agreement between unions and employers still some way off.

Scab row as students disrupt bus strike

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:15:00 +0200

Stockholm bus traffic was at a standstill Wednesday as drivers and other staff launched a major strike at midnight, but a group of Conservative youths disrupted the action by replacing a bus route between two of the city’s major hospitals.

Public sector strike called off after pay deal

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:16:00 +0200

A planned strike by Swedish public sector workers was called off on Sunday following a pay deal between employers and the unions.

Swedish union in new name proposal: 'Fack Ett'

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:21:00 +0200

Swedish trade union Kommunal is pondering a name-change to better reflect its members’ identity, however name proposals such as Fack Ett have prompted fears of ridicule from both branding experts and regular members.

Wage deal keeps Sweden airport buses running

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:34:00 +0200

A planned solidarity strike by drivers of airport buses in Sweden has been called off after a public sector healthcare union reached a new wage agreement.

'Lazy' Romanian berry pickers in wage protest

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:02:00 +0200

A group of Romanian berry pickers staged a protest on Wednesday, arguing that have been brought to Sweden on false premises and after their employer in Värmland in western Sweden rejected their claims and accused them of being "lazy".

Berry picker plight examined by rights group

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:16:00 +0100

After several years of scandals involving guest workers imported to Sweden to pick berries in the north of the country, the Swedish human rights and corporate social responsibility watchdog Swedwatch has opened an investigation.