Electricians' union gives notice of strike

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The Electricians' Union has called a strike. The union is demanding, among other things, free company cars and a special fee for "meaningful and enjoyable leisure time".

IT&Telekomföretagen's member company Sector Alarm Service AB has been notified by the Swedish Electricians' Union of a total work stoppage from January 8. The company installs and services home alarms and is bound by a collective agreement between IT&Telekomföretagen and the LO union Seko.

Update 2015-01-09

Discussions are currently underway between the parties and the mediators, and are expected to continue over the next week.

Update 2014-12-23

At the request of the Mediators, the Swedish Electricians' Union has postponed the announced industrial action from January 8 to January 22 at 06.00. Continued negotiations/mediation will resume on January 7 at 10.00.

In addition to the central agreement with Seko, the Electricians' Union is demanding a local agreement for its members with the following content, which the company considers unreasonable:  

  • Regulation of leave entitlement and payment for union representatives, with the SEF deciding to what extent this should be the case.
  • A leisure fee shall be paid to SEF of 5% of SEF's decided wage share. The funds shall enable meaningful and enjoyable leisure time for the union's members who are employed by Sector Alarm AB
  • A contractual fee of 5% of the union's agreed wage component must be paid to SEF.
  • Members shall be entitled to a free company car up to 7.5 price base amounts.

Read the interview in SvD-Näringsliv with the Electricians' Union's head of negotiations, in which he tries to develop the union's motives for the demands that the electricians are making against the employer.