1. ICEM MNC seminar 13th-15th October, Serang, Indonesia
Industrial Unionism in Sweden
IF Metall
History, organization and priorities

2. Swedish labour market 3 Confederation
SACO, 23 unions and members
TCO, 15 unions and members
LO, 15 unions and members
Employers organization

3. History of IF Metall 1888 Swedish Metall workers union
lot of mergers
1993 Sv. Metall workers and Miners union
2006 Industrial union and Sv Metall workers became IF Metall

4. IF Metall organization
members
representatives
52 regional offices
workplaces
70 % organization rate
1.76 % membership fee in average 350 SEK
Extra fee for unemployment fund 250 SEK

5. IF Metall organization
Congress :
Supreme decision-making body
Aims and direction for the future ( 3 year )
Every third year
300 delegates from all over Sweden

6. IF Metall organization
Head office :
Tool for the executive board
Implement the decisions taken by the congress
Support the local organization
Labour law,negotiations,working conditions,union education,international matters,social policy and more

7. The core of the trade union !!
Collective agreements are based on a promise that we industrial workers have made to each other. This promise means that nobody will be able to force industrial workers like us to work for lower wages or in worse conditions than stipulated in the collective agreement.

8. The core of the trade union
As the same time those who are unemployed must have reasonable incomes. That is why there is an unemployment fund. It was also the trade movement that raised the demands and took the initiatives that led to other social insurance benefits we have today. All this together provides general security for all of us.

9. IF Metall Agreements 41 national collective agreements Regulate :
Employment,minimum wages,working hours,rules for piece-rates and monthly wages,overtime pay, insurance,holiday pay,

10. Priorities of the Executive Committee 2010
Change of Government
Sign new national collective agreements
Recruit new members and give good information about IF Metall
Encourage new members to become active, specially young members and woman
Strengthen the organization locally and centrally, improve the dialogue and mean of cooperation

11. Priorities for IF Metall
Better working environment
Security at work during changes
Organize temporary (CAL ) workers
Training for local union reps.

12. Collective bargaining Collective agreement
Many employers in Sweden would like to avoid national agreements on wage rises so that they themselves can decide on increases and who is going to get them
Same old employer strategy all over the world

13. National collective agreements
National collective agreements enable us to avoid disputes and offer our labour in return for reasonable wages and decent working conditions

14. But, national collective agreements is not enough…..
We need a close cooperation with a union friendly Labour Party so we can influens political decisions
More union reps. inside the political parliament

15. This cooperation/links have given us….
The Employment protection Act
The Codetermination in the workplace Act
The Trade union representative Act
The Work Environment Act
Annual Leave Act
Parental leave Act

16. Thanks for your attention and please make comments..