Unionen's Peter Hellberg (left) and other union officials at Monday's press briefing. Lyssna: Industrial unions demanding 3.9 percent wage increaseIndustrial unions are demanding pay increases worth 3.9 percent as part of a one-year collective bargaining agreement for 2027.At a press briefing, Unionen President Peter Hellberg said that the wage demands are "justified by the positive development of competitiveness and strong profitability among Swedish industrial companies.
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Sweden's five major industrial trade unions – IF Metall, Unionen, Engineers of Sweden, GS and Livs – will today announce their joint wage demand ahead of the 2027 bargaining round.
Albin Kainelainen, director general of the National Institute of Economic Research.Lyssna: More efficient companies could mean better wage increases, institute saysIt looks like there will be favourable conditions for wa…
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File photo.Lyssna: Funds from industrial projects in Sweden's north flowing to countries under sanMajor industrial projects in northern Sweden have resulted in funds flowing to countries that are currently under sanction…
Three new unions have thrown their weight behind a looming strike at King, the games company behind Candy Crush Saga, which is aimed at ending the company's long refusal to sign a collective bargaining agreement.
Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson reported a 12 percent fall in second quarter net profit to 4.1 billion kronor (370 million euros), affected by a 6 percent decline in sales and rising component costs.
Sweden's inflation rate according to the CPIF measure fell to 1.3 percent in June, according to preliminary calculations by Statistics Sweden.
The Swedish economy grew by 0.5 percent in April compared to the previous month, according to the monthly GDP indicator from Statistics Sweden.
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