On 22 February, the country’s main trade union for employees in the banking sector announced industrial action over wages and employment conditions of its 30,000 members. From March 5 the union will block all overtime and additional hours in banks represented by the employer's organization. It will also stage a blockade against all forms of recruitment as well as a prohibition of foreign working missions. “The move is designed so that third parties will not be affected”, Ulrika Boëthius, negotiation manager and first vice chairperson at the Financial Sector Union of Sweden, said, “Our goal is to get a new contract with reasonable conditions for our members”. The Banking Institutions' Employer Organisation (BAO) reacted the same day it was open to reopen discussions.
English: http://www.swedishwire.com/business/8708-swedish-banks-goes ...
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