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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...reformist nature of Sweden's socialist labor movement was established early in this century. In 1906, in negotiations with the Employers' Confederation (SAF), the National Confederation of Trade Unions (L.O.) gave up all claims of "managerial prerogatives" such as hiring, firing, and the organization of production in exchange for recognition. Ever since the now infamous "Paragraph 32" of SAF's rules has required that all contracts contain a statement of these prerogatives. However, recognition was much more important than hypothetical bargaining rights when it came to organizing. Furthermore, L.O. has traditionally been wary of entanglement in issues of management...