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Musk beat Sweden’s unions — but not the Swedish model

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Musk beat Sweden’s unions — but not the Swedish model [The Financial Times] 25-10-2026


Unions take campaign to the workplace and push the far-right from power [PSI] 19-10-2026


Games company King signs collective agreement with Engineers of Sweden and Unionen [UNI Global Union] 25-09-2026


Ryanair signs its first collective agreement with a Swedish union [NLJ] 24-09-2026


/ Sweden Tech and games workers meet in Stockholm to share wins and build solidarity [UNI] 19-09-2026



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Musk beat Sweden’s unions — but not the Swedish model 2026-10-25 [The Financial Times]

Unions take campaign to the workplace and push the far-right from power 2026-10-19 [PSI]

Games company King signs collective agreement with Engineers of Sweden and Unionen 2026-09-25 [UNI Global Union]

Ryanair signs its first collective agreement with a Swedish union 2026-09-24 [NLJ]

Sweden Tech and games workers meet in Stockholm to share wins and build solidarity 2026-09-19 [UNI]

Tesla Outlasted the World’s Strongest Union Movement 2026-09-07 [Social Europe]

Europe EU committee backs binding law on work stress and burnout For more info 2026-09-05 [The Labour Pulse ]

Ryanair Reaches Deal With Workers' Union in Sweden 2026-09-03 [The Market Screener]

IF Metall ends industrial action against Tesla after almost three years 2026-08-14 [IndustriALL]

Hungary Vision Fackförbund Cites Solidarity With Budapest Pride For more info 2026-08-02 [The Labour Pulse]

Five construction workers died. Nobody is being held responsible 2026-06-18 [EFBWW]

“Framtidskraft”: SEF holds Congress 2026-06-15 [BWI]

Byggnads holds Congress: For a stronger and safer Sweden 2026-06-03 [BWI]

Tesla sends union workers home in long running Swedish collective bargaining dispute 2026-06-02 [IndustriAll Europe]

Tesla Sweden Strike Shifts as IF Metall Orders Mechanics Back to Work 2026-05-30 [Electric Vehicles]

GS congress in Sweden: We are the future 2026-05-27 [BWI]

Ukraine FPU strengthens cooperation with foreign partners: awareness of workers' rights is a priority 2026-04-28 [UNN]

Sweden A unified push: Union-to-Union South Africa project gets underway 2026-03-23 [BWI]

USA Tesla’s Sweden standoff draws UAW support as unions widen pressure campaign 2026-02-09 [Teslarati]

Sweden New Jersey Subsidiary of Bennet-owned Elanders forced to compensate fired U.S. worker after union dispute 2026-02-02 [UNI Global Union]

Sweden Union to Union enhances solidarity in support of Kenyan BWI Affiliates 2026-01-23 [BWI]

Global Remembering Anders Jonsson: A Life Dedicated to Workers' Rights 2026-01-09 [PSI]

Tesla workers vs Musk: Why Swedish mechanics have been on strike for two years 2025-11-01 [The Times]

Two years in, Swedish union says no plans to stop Tesla strike 2025-11-01 [The New Age]

Europe Two Years On: IndustriAll Europe Reaffirms Support for Swedish Unions in Tesla Dispute 2025-10-27 [IndustriAll Europe]

The striking Swedish workers taking on carmaker Tesla 2025-10-27 [BBC]

Sweden Landmark global framework agreement with H&M marks ten years 2025-10-02 [IndustriALL]

Tesla strike still going strong after 650 days 2025-09-21 [Green Left Weekly]

USA Tesla dispute becomes longest strike in modern Swedish history 2025-09-18 [IndustriALL]

Netherlands Unions stand up against Swedish and Dutch laws criminalising assistance to undocumented migrants 2025-09-18 [EPSU]

Sweden Swedish journalist Joakim Medin for #PressTalks: “Journalism is not a crime, and it should stay that way” 2025-09-12 [EFJ]

Turkey A Nordic Perspective on Workplace Compliance and Social Dialogue 2025-09-05 [ILO]

Tesla and the union have opened the door to resolutions that do not involve a collective agreement 2025-08-16 [Teslarati]

Sweden Labour Rights Complaint Against Evolution E-Casino 2025-08-10 [NewsNet]

Sweden’s young builders celebrate 10th anniversary 2025-06-24 [BWI]

Sweden’s Rail Liberalisation: A Failed Experiment and a Wake-Up Call for Europe 2025-06-24 [ETF]

Sweden Women’s rights in the focus of Future of Belarus discussions at Stockholm Forum 2025-06-20 [salidarnast.info]

Global Tesla blacklisted by Swedish pension fund AP7 over union issues 2025-06-14 [Investing]

Dockworkers’ Union leader sacked for Gaza solidarity action asks “whose ‘national security’ is Swedish law really protecting”? 2025-05-13 [Equal Times]

Sweden Swedish journalist Joakim Medin to face terrorism and insult charges as pre-trial detention continues 2025-04-29 [EFJ]

Sweden Must Reject the Expansion of Sex Work Criminalisation: Protect Rights, Not Repression 2025-04-26 [ESWA]

Sweden Must Reject the Expansion of Sex Work Criminalisation: Protect Rights, Not Repression 2025-04-26 [ESWA]

Sweden Elanders blocks Swedish delegation investigating union busting in the U.S. 2025-04-17 [UNI Global Union]

Sweden Foreign journalists arrested amid massive crackdown on journalists 2025-04-03 [EFJ]

Let Musk and Trump Be a Deterrent Example: A Swedish DOGE Would Be Devastating 2025-03-21 [PSI]

Sweden Go Public! Underfunding threatens Nordic education systems 2025-02-25 [Education International]

Sweden Nordic academic freedom under threat 2025-02-13 [Education International]

Europe ETUCE stands in solidarity with teachers, students, and staff in Örebro 2025-02-07 [ETUCE]

Tesla seeks end to license plate blockade in ongoing Swedish labour dispute 2025-01-08 [Drive Tesla]

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