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Kommunal Calls for Action After Ambulance Nurse's Death in Nordanstig
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Kommunal Calls for Action After Ambulance Nurse's Death in Nordanstig

This weekend's events in Nordanstig must lead to changes for the safety of ambulance nurses, according to Kommunal's chairman Malin Ragnegård. This should not be allowed to happen, she says
Culture Minister Proud of 2026 Budget Despite Lowest Share Since 2000
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Culture Minister Proud of 2026 Budget Despite Lowest Share Since 2000

Culture receives 9. 6 billion kronor in the autumn budget
Russian Offensives in Ukraine Show Minimal Gains
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Russian Offensives in Ukraine Show Minimal Gains

Russian claims of extensive military successes on Ukrainian territory are being rejected by Ukraine. On the contrary, Russia seems to have barely advanced at all since November 2022
Government Launches Investigation into Background Check Regulations
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Government Launches Investigation into Background Check Regulations

The alarms about infiltration follow each other. The government now wants to review the regulations for background checks in both private and public activities
Recognizing Panic in Drowning Victims: A Lifesaver's Perspective
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Recognizing Panic in Drowning Victims: A Lifesaver's Perspective

We pump in tax money to minimize fatal accidents in traffic – why not to stop drowning deaths? This is what Louise Brädde wonders, who has dedicated her life to lifesaving. 2025 is a sad year – it should become an election issue, she thinks
Recognizing Panic in Drowning Victims: A Lifesaver's Insight
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Recognizing Panic in Drowning Victims: A Lifesaver's Insight

We pump in tax money to minimize fatal accidents in traffic – why not to stop drowning deaths? That's what Louise Brädde wonders, who has dedicated her life to lifesaving. 2025 is a sad year – it should become an election issue, she thinks
Stone Marten Eradication Efforts Resume in Sweden
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Stone Marten Eradication Efforts Resume in Sweden

It looks cute but can cause damage for billions. After the work to eradicate the invasive mink has been down, there is now hope that it can be eradicated from Sweden
City Dwellers Increasingly Install Kitchen Water Purification Systems
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City Dwellers Increasingly Install Kitchen Water Purification Systems

High levels of PFAS, old pipes and ducts as well as neglected maintenance in the municipalities. A distrust of municipal drinking water purification in Sweden has led to an increased number of private households in cities to procure their own purification plants – in their own kitchens
Swedish Parliament Approves Ten-Year Primary School Starting 2028
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Swedish Parliament Approves Ten-Year Primary School Starting 2028

Today, Wednesday, the parliament has passed the decision to extend primary school by one year so that it becomes ten-year. But how will it be done? What are the arguments for and what are the objections?
Healthcare Strike Averted as Agreement Reached
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Healthcare Strike Averted as Agreement Reached

The employers' organization Vårdföretagarna and the trade union Kommunal agree on an agreement. The strike that threatened to break out on Monday is thus cancelled
Care Strike Looms with Potential Major Impact
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Care Strike Looms with Potential Major Impact

A major strike in about 80 of the country's private elderly care homes and healthcare facilities is threatening. The effects will be large, warn the employers
Proposal: Reduce School Grants for Private Institutions
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Proposal: Reduce School Grants for Private Institutions

Municipalities will be allowed to make a deduction of six percent in the school grant to independent schools, proposes the government's special investigator. In addition, she proposes that the municipalities should be able to set aside extra money for special orientations or initiatives,
Kommunal Announces Extended Conflict Measures in Private Care Sector
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Kommunal Announces Extended Conflict Measures in Private Care Sector

The Union of Service and Communications Employees Kommunal is issuing a notice of extended conflict measures for employees in private care and nursing as well as elderly care.
OECD Warns of Rising Risks for Swedish Economy Amid Global Uncertainty
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OECD Warns of Rising Risks for Swedish Economy Amid Global Uncertainty

After two years of stagnation, the risks for the Swedish economy are growing in an uncertain and rapidly changing world, according to the economic cooperation organisation OECD. Deregulating the rental market and strengthening the tax base are two pieces of advice from the organisation
Kommunal Warns of Potential Strike in Private Care Sector
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Kommunal Warns of Potential Strike in Private Care Sector

The Trade Union Kommunal is issuing a warning of industrial action for those employed in private care and elderly care. - We do not intend to accept worse conditions in private management, says Malin Ragnegård, Union Chairperson Kommunal
Social Democrats Push for Shorter Working Hours Through Negotiations
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Social Democrats Push for Shorter Working Hours Through Negotiations

The S-congress decides that working hours need to be shortened for everyone. First and foremost, the issue should be resolved through negotiations between the labour market parties
Sweden House Model Proposed for Easier Building Without Permits
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Sweden House Model Proposed for Easier Building Without Permits

A so-called "Sweden House" is to be investigated by the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning. The villa in "traditional Swedish style" is to be able to be built without a building permit throughout the country
Private Elderly Care Workers Face Lower Pay and Conditions
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Private Elderly Care Workers Face Lower Pay and Conditions

Employees in privately driven elderly care have worse pay and conditions than those employed by municipalities, according to a report from the trade union Kommunal.
Teachers' Union and Employers Reach New Two-Year Agreement in Sweden
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Teachers' Union and Employers Reach New Two-Year Agreement in Sweden

The Teachers' Union and the employer have agreed on a new collective agreement. The agreement applies for two years and guarantees a collective salary increase of 6
Record Low Number of Children in Sheltered Housing Raises Safety Concerns
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Record Low Number of Children in Sheltered Housing Raises Safety Concerns

Never have so few children been allowed to accompany them to a sheltered accommodation as now. Last year's proportion was the lowest that the national association Unizon has ever measured in its accommodations
Homeowners May Face Costs for Municipal Climate Adaptation Measures
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Homeowners May Face Costs for Municipal Climate Adaptation Measures

Property owners may be forced to pay for the municipalities' climate adaptation measures, suggests a new investigation. It can be a blow of hundreds of thousands of kronor
Liseberg Strike Averted as Municipality Reaches Overtime Pay Deal
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Liseberg Strike Averted as Municipality Reaches Overtime Pay Deal

The strike at Liseberg is cancelled. It is clear after Kommunal and Visita, through mediation, reached an agreement on part-time employees' right to overtime pay
Liseberg Faces Strike Threat Over Part-Time Overtime Pay Dispute
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Liseberg Faces Strike Threat Over Part-Time Overtime Pay Dispute

Municipal union threatens conflict for employees in Municipal's agreement area at the amusement park Liseberg in Gothenburg from April 26.
Sweden Moves Toward Collective Wages with New Union Agreements
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Sweden Moves Toward Collective Wages with New Union Agreements

More than 700,000 Swedes have now received new salaries. For half a million municipal employees, a completely new salary agreement will also be negotiated
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