Word: wages
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...striking unions are demanding an immediate 12 per cent increase, in contrast to the university's proposed wage increase of 6 per cent effective January 1 and an another 6 per cent raise effective July...
This combination of pragmatism and concern for solidarity has resulted in very powerful unions (virtually all wage-earners are union members) and centralized wage negotiations. On the political front, the Social Democrats committed themselves to socialism in the long run and Keynesianism and the welfare state in the short run. This strategy has kept the party in power since 1932. After the Second World War, the Social Democratic/Labor party embraced the goals of full employment with rapid structural change (forcing unprofitable and low wage industries out of business and favoring investment in the expanding and progressive sectors of the economy...
...life difficult not only for those whose jobs became obsolete, it also led to a faster pace of work and greater physical danger for everyone else as businesses pushed for higher productivity. The principle of equal pay for equal work was troublesome on several counts. First, it required centralized wage negotiations which meant that the average worker had little opportunity or cause for involvement in union affairs. Secondly, it required that higher paid L.O. members (usually working in the more profitable industries) refrain from taking out as much as they otherwise could in the interest of solidarity with their poorer...
...lack of coordination between blue and white collar confederations raised the possibility of inflationary rivalry between the two and an erosion of Social Democratic power, since the white collar confederation was officially politically neutral. While L.O. was not about to abandon its solidarity wage policy and Sweden could not afford to halt structural change in the face of international competition, it was obvious that these policies could not continue as the mainstays of the Social Democratic/Labor program. The need for a shift in emphasis became even clearer in 1969 with the beginning of a wave of wildcat strikes that...
...legislation now being prepared by the government, the legal basis for managerial prerogative is finally eliminated. Under the new law, unions will have the right to negotiate anything and everything, including top level financial decisions. Strikes will be permitted on (non-wage) issues of workers' control even if there is a contract in force. The union's interpretation of non-wage questions will be valid pending a decision by the Labor Court. The employer will have the right of interpretation on wage issues for the first ten days. There may be no implementation of management decisions without first notifying...