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Unions and industry employers agreed to a 5.4 percent wage deal for 29 months that expires on March 31, 2023.
– We didn’t think it would be November 2020 when we stopped here and gave a press conference, but it’s been a slightly different year, says IF Metall’s Marie Nilsson.
She says the requirement that unions take on is a three percent level, a notch up from previous deal moves when they had a 2.8 percent requirement.
– For us it was important to include a provision for what we call a part-time pension, or flexpension, he says and adds:
– It was also extremely important for the LO unions to include a low-wage investment.
Faster recovery
Ulrika Lindstrand, union president at Sveriges Ingenjörer, says that the unions “constantly opposed employers’ demands for downsizing.”
The annual rate of 2.23 percent is higher than the previous 2.17 percent, according to the unions.
– It has been possible to adjust the salary increase rate upwards, he says and adds:
– The pandemic, of course, has affected the economy, but the recovery of the economy and especially of the industry continues to be faster than many feared.
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