1. SWEDISH PAPER WORKERS UNION
- a national trade union for paper workers in Sweden, founded 1920
Mikael Sterbäck
International Secretary

2. Figures 17 000 members 58 Local Unions 6 Regions 98% organized
87% male and 13% female

3. Organization structure
Congress 4 year
General assembly
Executive committee; 9 members
Working committee; President, vice president and treasure
National office; 7 officers
Member fee 0.9% brut salary to national level

4. Democratic structure Local assembly Local executive committee Congress
General assembly
Executive committee
Working committee
Local member fee %

5. Affiliation LO (TUC) IndustriALL - Europe IndustriALL – Global
IN - Industri Workers Unions in the Nordic
(Nordic Countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden)

6. LO (Swedish TUC)
13 National unions out of them 4 Industry Workers unions
Service body to the 14 members
13 regional office
100 local office
Members of ITUC

7. The trade unions three legs
MEMBERS
ACTIVITY
STRONG ECONOMY

8. CBA – National level Frame agreement; Salary/ benefits Working hours
Shift work
Overtime
Holidays

9. CBA – National level Contract workers Participation
Directive for local CBA:s
Health and Safety
Social dialogue

10. CBA – National level Right´s for Union to operate on site
Paid union work
Equality
Company health care program
Competence development

11. CBA Local level
All local Unions has as minimum the national frame agreement
They have local negotiations
Local agreements on all parts of the frame agreement plus what they get locally
Right to negotiate on every worksite related issue with the employer
After that the national parts ratificated the local CBA its by law a part of the National CBA

12. Disputes in Labour market
First step Local negotiation
Second step Local negotiation with counsellor from the National Union
Third step Negotiations on the National level
Fourth step Labour court
The judgement taken by the Labour Court can´t be appealed by any part. The case will be Precedential!

13. Social Dialogue Information and consultation Negotiation's
Hire and fire
Mayor change`s
Information and consultation
Workers reps:
– Mill level
– Division I/A
- Group