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            <title><![CDATA[LO Unions Split Over Shorter Working Hours Ahead of Wage Talks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Real wage increases and a focus on the lowest-paid workers are among LO’s announcements ahead of the upcoming wage negotiations. However, two unions have reserved their positions on Wednesday’s decision. The issue of shorter working hours is divisive.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:39:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[LO and PTK threaten December strike over occupational pension demands]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The trade unions LO and PTK are threatening to strike to secure a better occupational pension agreement, Sveriges Radio Ekot reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[IF Metall calls off Tesla strike without winning collective agreement]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[IF Metall is calling off the strike against Tesla. This without the union's demands for a collective agreement being met. It is clear that it is a failure. But we have lost a battle, not the war, says Veli-Pekka Säikkälä, contract secretary at LO, to TT.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[LO demands shorter working hours for everyone]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[LO wants to negotiate with the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise about shorter working hours for all workers, regardless of whether they work in healthcare, restaurants, or industry. But employers are giving a resounding no.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 07:33:13 GMT</pubDate>
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