Ahead of May Day 2022, two months after Russiaās full-scale attack on Ukraine, Ukrainian trade unionists called for solidarity with the invaded…
In 2023, mechanical engineers ā members of the Swedish Industrifacket Metall (IFM) union ā dared to walk out of a Tesla repair…
For decades the Nordic welfare states have been held up as global exemplars of gender equality and expansive public care systems. Yet…
Translated article from the Swedish publication Magasinet Konkret. Organizing is ā or should be ā the core business of every labor union.…
The WikiLeaks founder filed a criminal complaint arguing the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to pro-war Maria Corina Machado of Venezuela…
Let us compare how leading Nordic European papers report on the ācapitulation planā imposed on the US-subordinated state Ukraine, and the magnificent…
In Sweden, we have become accustomed to the employer side ā not workers ā pushing the frontline forward. The ability of unions…
Security is a funny elixir. The more of it that you have, the less there is for someone elseā¦ or thatās the…
According to the latest statistics, 69 percent of Sweden’s wage earners are unionized. This can be compared with the peak of 86…
Itās a truism that capitalism is not a democracy; capitalism means economic dictatorship, which is most evident in our workplaces. But truisms…
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