SVT Strike Averted as Union Reaches New Agreement

The notice of strike at SVT is withdrawn. Through mediation, the Union and SJF have reached an agreement with Medieföretagen within Almega on a new agreement.

» Published: April 23 2025

SVT Strike Averted as Union Reaches New Agreement
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This means that TV viewers will no longer risk missing Friday's broadcasts of "Sportnytt", "Kulturnyheterna" and the coverage of the Finland-Sweden ice hockey match.

"It was tough, but now we have reached an agreement and are satisfied with having a deal in place. This is a victory for fair terms," says Peter Hellberg, the Union's chairman in a press release.

The Union demanded higher salaries and shorter working hours, and according to the trade union, the new agreement provides "both a good salary increase and contributes to a sustainable working life through shorter working hours". Part-time employees will also receive the same compensation as full-time employees when working overtime.

One day per year

The working hours for SJF's and the Union's members will be shortened by one day per year, which SJF's chief negotiator Katarina Dahlskog describes as "a breakthrough for the issue of recovery in the media industry". The salary increases are, according to SJF, "in line with the rest of the labor market".

The Journalists' Union is pleased that we have been able to reach an agreement and that we have been able to accept an offer, says SJF's press chief Petteri Flanagan Karttunen to TT.

Almega's chief negotiator Sara Ejdeskog says in a press release that the negotiations were "tough". She is glad that the strike could be avoided and emphasizes that the employers have gained extended opportunities to schedule evening and night shifts.

More will work inconvenient working hours, says SJF's Petteri Flanagan Karttunen.

"Important for us"

But what has been important for us is that there will still be an agreement.

The new collective agreement provides salary increases in the media industry of 3 percent in 2025 and 2.5 percent in 2026 and applies to SVT, SR, and UR.

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