The Board of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation LO has approved the agreement previously reached between the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, PTK and the LO affiliates IF Metall and Kommunal. However, four LO affiliates, Seko, Byggnads, Fastighets and Transport, rejected the agreement. According to the chair of LO, the agreement contains improvements regarding, for example, fixed-term employment. Now, it is up to each union to decide whether they want to sign the agreement in principle or not.
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