” It all developed into a chickenrace, where no one wanted to fold down. But it is quite clear that the employers ‘ association had very much to lose and the pressure-not least from the business if to come to a solution has been strong.
– So you can absolutely see it, and Erik Helgeson, their board member and negotiator, clearly think this is the case. Hamnarbetarförbundet got to the end through the requirement to sign the local agreement and the opportunity to participate in the local negotiations, which were denied in the previous medlingsbudet into the so-called andraavtalet. On the other hand, the conditions of employment for all dock workers will continue to be governed by Swedish ports a collective agreement with the Swedish transport union,
the Conflict can be said to go back to 1972, when the Swedish Hamnarbetarförbundet was established in Härnösand. A number of Norrlandsavdelningar within the transport workers ‘union was dissatisfied with members’ influence and refused to go along with the changes pushed through by the förbundsledningen at the congress in 1969. Than today highlights Hamnarbetarförbundet that it is the issue of support, and direct democracy, which distinguishes them from the LO-covenant Transport, considering it to be a top-down organization.
Probably. Basically says Hamnarbetarförbundet’t want to battle. It is a small trade union with limited resources, but the support after strejkvarslet last week has been solid. On Monday, the man received a million dollars to his strejkkassa.
