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Northvolt Engineers Secure New Jobs Amid Production Halt

Northvolt is stopping production entirely on June 30. A bleak but expected message, according to the Swedish Association of Engineers – whose members to a high extent seem to have gotten new jobs.

Northvolt Engineers Secure New Jobs Amid Production Halt

Civil Servant Strike Averted as New Agreements Reached

The innovation companies and education companies within Almega have signed new collective agreements with Unionen and Sweden's Engineers. A threatened strike, which would have broken out next week, is thus cancelled.

Civil Servant Strike Averted as New Agreements Reached

Sweden's Wage Talks Reach Critical Stage as Deadline Looms

The moment of truth is approaching for what will determine your salary for the coming years. Before midnight, the parties need to agree on a new industrial agreement.

Sweden's Wage Talks Reach Critical Stage as Deadline Looms

Weekend Push for New Industrial Agreement as Deadline Looms

The industry's parties have not yet agreed on a new industrial agreement. Negotiations are ongoing over the weekend to reach an agreement before the current agreement expires on Monday.

Weekend Push for New Industrial Agreement as Deadline Looms

Union Rejection Puts Swedish Industrial Wage Talks at Risk

The impartial mediators have submitted their first bid to the industry's parties. The bid has been accepted by the employer side.

Union Rejection Puts Swedish Industrial Wage Talks at Risk

The owners give the green light to Northvolt

The crisis-stricken battery manufacturer Northvolt gets the green light from the owners to continue operating, according to Erik Zsiga, Northvolt's press chief. The decision is made after a 2024 marked by skyrocketing losses, production problems, scrapped major investments, and massive layoffs.

The owners give the green light to Northvolt

Foreign Staff in a Tight Spot as Northvolt Cuts Down

Crisis-stricken Northvolt, which is to pay over a quarter of a billion kronor to the Tax Agency on Monday, is in acute need of more money from owners and lenders. A crucial piece of the puzzle to get it in place is the reduction of 1,600 employees, which is expected to be completed this week.

Foreign Staff in a Tight Spot as Northvolt Cuts Down

After the verdict – Spotify relocates services abroad

Spotify announces that it is moving services abroad, following a court ruling that denies the company the right to have nighttime preparedness in Sweden. But the union is scoffing at the streaming giant's complaints.

After the verdict – Spotify relocates services abroad