Two-year agreement for blue-collar workers in local government

Sweden

The Kommunal municipal union has signed new two-year agreement with the SALAR local government employers and Pacta employers’ association. The deal is worth 4.65% over two years and the union is particularly pleased about the increases on the minimum wage in the agreement and the setting up of a gender equality council to tackle inequality issues. The agreement also establishes a joint working party that will examine ways of creating more full-time jobs and look at working time.
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