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There was no agreement, but judging by the first comments from unions and employers, it was not far off.
– We probably have the same image of the three parts that we were quite close to each other. Time’s up this time, says LO president Susanna Gideonsson.
Government crisis threatens after the last negotiations between unions and employers crashed overnight on Thursday.
The three parties – LO, the Confederation of Swedish Companies and PTK – had set a midnight deadline, but disagreed.
Subsequently, the tones were soft between the parties. All regretted that there was no agreement, but without directing accusations against the opposite side.
– It was a good tone and constructive negotiations, says the president of LO, Susanna Gideonsson, in an interview with Aftonbladet during the early hours of Thursday.
– I do not comment on individual things, but we have come a long way. I’m sorry you haven’t finished with the total. We had our questions that were important and they had theirs, but it was not possible to meet.
Photo: Anders Wiklund / TT / TT NEWS AGENCY
Susanna Gideonsson, president of LO.
How close was it?
– We probably have the same image of the three parts that we were quite close to each other. This time the time is up.
Has the last word been said or can there be new negotiations?
– We don’t give up. It is so obvious to us that we are starting from the Swedish party model and will continue to negotiate. When it’s next time, maybe we’ll fix it.
Do you think it will end with legislation?
– I don’t dare say that. But for us, it is completely out of the question that we should get legislation that comes in and pushes. Based on that, we will always continue negotiating. Perhaps not tomorrow or next week, but we will never lose hope of solving problems through negotiations between the parties. Also, the regular contract movement starts this week and then these issues can arise.
LO: A political product
In a press release that LO sent out overnight, Susanna Gideonsson openly blamed C and L for the failed negotiations. She says the latest investigation the two sides went through in the January agreement turned into a “wet blanket” over the negotiations.
– It was done before we started negotiating. Then it exists as the background to everything. It would have been better if we had just let it pass and could unconditionally come in to resolve the issues. He’s in and he’s getting into a lot of issues. It is the product of a politician.
For Aftonbladet, it develops his proposal that the Center Party and the Liberals bear the blame.
– They have promoted certain issues quite unilaterally. They have worked hard for what is important to smaller companies without taking into account the entire job market.
Have you had any contact with the Social Democrats during the negotiations?
– No. They can take care of theirs and we can take care of ours.
Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / TT NEWS AGENCY
Mattias Dahl, Head of Negotiations and Vice President of the Swedish Business Confederation.
Confederation of Swedish Companies: “We have come a long way”
Mattias Dahl, chief negotiator and vice president of the Swedish Business Confederation, shares Susanna Gideonsson’s view that a deal was close.
– We have come a long way but we have not reached the end. It is the whole on which it falls, a global assessment, he tells TT.
In a press release from the Swedish Business Confederation, he describes the negotiations as “constructive despite many difficult questions”:
– In the end, we were unfortunately forced to state that we did not find a deal that everyone could accept. Now it will be the legislator who must assume the responsibility of improving regulations in the labor market to make it easier to hire and get a job.
PTK: There is no consensus on the whole
PTK President Martin Linder made similar comments after negotiations broke down.
– We have had very good and constructive negotiations, but it was not possible to reach a consensus in the whole, he tells TT.
Martin Linder does not want to go so far as to say that the Swedish model, that is, that the parties are negotiating labor market conditions, is under threat. But it is clear that, above all, the unions have been irritated by pressure from politicians.
– I can say that they have created time pressure when dealing with such complex issues. Now they have to answer to the voters for this, says Martin Linder.
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