The Kommunal municipal union has declared to be disappointed by the decision of three other unions in the LO confederation not to support a larger element allocated to equal pay in forthcoming negotiations. The general aim is for a pay increase of 3.5% with a minimum increase of SEK 850 (€94) a month. Kommunal also wants an extra SEK 100 (€11) to go to workers where the average wage is less than SEK 22,400 (€2,434) a month. Kommunal argues that it is unfair for workers in social care to get on average SEK 2,600 (€282) less a month than workers in manufacturing, questioning why there is more value put on making a car than caring for old people.
English: http://www.epsu.org/cob/437
Swedish: http://www.kommunal.se/Kommunal/Nyheter/2011/September/Los ...
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