News from LO

LO's Election Campaign 2010/08/17

LO’s election campaign shows the failures of the present government On Monday 16 August, LO launched its campaign for the general elections which will be held on September 19. The aim of the campaign is to show that the policy of the present government is all wrong.

Growing number of poor among those on sick leave, jobless and pensioners 2010/07/06

The very richest and the very poorest people were those most affected by the economic crisis. These are the findings of a recent LO report on the Swedes’ incomes in 2008. The crisis, which hit in 2008, reduced the distributions of incomes in Sweden. Concurrently, the number of people with low incomes continued to escalate and in 2008 every tenth female blue-collar worker lived in a low income household. This was also the situation for every fifth person on sick-leave, jobless or pensioner.

Welfare more important than low taxes 2010/05/10

The need of resources to nursing and care services and education is according to the majority of Swedish voters a sufficient motive to raise taxes. This is one of the findings of an opinion poll carried out by a polltaking company by order of LO. Furthermore, three out of four surveyees find it unfair that those who are on sick-leave, unemployed or pensioners pay higher taxes than those who have a job.

LO Negotiating Secretary on fixed-term employment contracts 2010/04/07

LO Negotiating Secretary Per Bardh: Companies use fixed-term employment contracts to buffer economic recession When the recession gained momentum in 2008, the number of fixed-term employment contracts decreased. The companies could easily dismiss workers with fixed-term employment contracts without giving notice and without observing rules regarding order of priority.

Laval - a case concerning equal treatment in the Swedish labour market 2010/03/22

Every other part-timer wants longer working hours 2010/02/02

Counter the Climate Crisis with Investment and Technological Innovation 2010/01/13

Twice as many poor among sick, retired and jobless people 2009/12/14

Iraqi trade unionist murdered 2009/12/10

LO General Council has decided on common demands for the 2010 collective bargaining round 2009/12/01

LO-Sweden mourns the passing of Neil Kearney 2009/11/30

Invitation to European Conference on Human Trafficking in Stockholm on December 3rd, 2009 2009/11/20

Economic Prospects by the LO Economists 2009/11/13

Deregulation in the labour market has worsened the economic crisis 2009/10/21

Initiatives in favour of equality and low-wage groups have resulted in higher salaries 2009/10/12

Wanja Lundby-Wedin comments on the government’s budget bill for 2010 2009/09/28

Progress in sight in terms of growth, but still difficult situation on the labour market 2009/09/17

Protest letter to military junta 2009/08/31

LO submits climate policy programme 2009/08/21

New LO report on shrinking confidence in the sickness insurance 2009/07/03