After 252 days of negotiations, the teacher unions and the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions have agreed on the terms of a new collective agreement. The collective agreement includes a 4.2% wage increase for the current year and will cover over 200,000 teachers in 290 municipalities.
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