Att strida för sin rätt - Den villkorade stridsrätten, den svenska modellen och principerna om konkurrerande kollektivavtal med utgångspunkt i Hamnarbetarkonflikten.
(2020) HARP23 20201Department of Business Law
- Abstract
- The model used in the Swedish labour market requires cooperation and consensus between the social partners on the employee and employer side. The social partners are in charge in reaching collective agreements on labour market related issues without interference from the government. The model is called The Swedish Model and rely on the collective agreements which are binding between the social partners. Collective agreements function as a peace document between the social partners bound by it and therefore restricts the right to industrial action, according to the Co-determination Act (Medbestämmandelagen) 41 §. In 2019, new changes in this area were put into place after an agreement between the central trade unions. The new regulation... (More)
- The model used in the Swedish labour market requires cooperation and consensus between the social partners on the employee and employer side. The social partners are in charge in reaching collective agreements on labour market related issues without interference from the government. The model is called The Swedish Model and rely on the collective agreements which are binding between the social partners. Collective agreements function as a peace document between the social partners bound by it and therefore restricts the right to industrial action, according to the Co-determination Act (Medbestämmandelagen) 41 §. In 2019, new changes in this area were put into place after an agreement between the central trade unions. The new regulation enlarges the peace obligation to trade unions whom are not bound by a collective agreement, but have members at a workplace. The new regulations could be a possible reaction to the long lasting conflict in the harbor of Gothenburg between the employer AP Terminals, the Swedish Transport Workers´ union and the Swedish Dockworkers´ union. The Swedish Dockworkers´ union have exposed the employer to various industrial actions over the recent years, among other things to achieve a collective agreement. After the Dockworker´s union achieved a collective agreement with the employer, the regulation about competing collective agreements enters. This means that the first collective agreement applies when it comes to terms of employment and in other conditions where the terms are incompatible.
The new regulations were criticized because they were considered not being thought through, not being cared for with deeper reflection about the impact on other parties on the labour market and that it contradicts the Swedish Model. The right to take industrial action is limited with the new regulation and impose higher demands to when industrial action is required legal. The new regulation could also make it harder for independent trade unions without a collective agreement to take action for their members. In relation to this, it could also mean that the employer could choose a collective agreement with an independent trade union who offers cheaper terms than the established trade unions. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Den svenska modellen som råder på arbetsmarknaden bygger på samarbete och samförstånd mellan arbetsmarknadens parter för att fungera effektivt. Arbetsmarknadens parter har ansvar över att lösa problem som uppstår på arbetsmarknaden utan statlig inblandning. Modellen baseras till stor del på framförhandlade kollektivavtal, som medför en bindande verkan mellan avtalsparterna. Kollektivavtalet medför att fredsplikt föreligger mellan kollektivavtalsparterna enligt Medbestämmandelagen, vilket begränsar rätten att vidta stridsåtgärder. 2019 infördes nya regler som ytterligare begränsade den rätten, som bygger på en överenskommelse mellan Sveriges centralorganisationer. De nya reglerna utökade även fredsplikten som nu blir tillämplig på... (More)
- Den svenska modellen som råder på arbetsmarknaden bygger på samarbete och samförstånd mellan arbetsmarknadens parter för att fungera effektivt. Arbetsmarknadens parter har ansvar över att lösa problem som uppstår på arbetsmarknaden utan statlig inblandning. Modellen baseras till stor del på framförhandlade kollektivavtal, som medför en bindande verkan mellan avtalsparterna. Kollektivavtalet medför att fredsplikt föreligger mellan kollektivavtalsparterna enligt Medbestämmandelagen, vilket begränsar rätten att vidta stridsåtgärder. 2019 infördes nya regler som ytterligare begränsade den rätten, som bygger på en överenskommelse mellan Sveriges centralorganisationer. De nya reglerna utökade även fredsplikten som nu blir tillämplig på arbetstagarorganisationer som inte själva är bundna av kollektivavtal, men har medlemmar hos en arbetsgivare. Lagändringen skedde som en möjlig reaktion på den utdragna konflikten i Göteborgs containerhamn mellan arbetsgivaren, bunden av kollektivavtal med Transportarbetareförbundet, och Hamnarbetarförbundet. Hamnarbetarförbundet har utsatt arbetsgivaren för diverse stridsåtgärder under åren, bland annat i syfte att uppnå kollektivavtal. Efter att förbundet uppnått kollektivavtalsbundenhet träder reglerna om konkurrerande kollektivavtal in, vilket leder till att Transportarbetareförbundet har företräde i fråga om anställningsvillkor och i övrigt oförenliga villkor.
Kritiken mot de nya reglerna har varit hård och har riktats mot diverse områden rörande lagändringen. De nya reglerna anses inte vara genomtänkta, inte var tillräckligt undersökta gällande hur de kan påverka andra aktörer på arbetsmarknaden samt strida mot den svenska modellens funktionssätt. Den lagstadgade rätten att vidta stridsåtgärder inskränks med de nya reglerna och ställer högre krav på när stridsåtgärder anses vara lovliga. Reglerna kan även försvåra för fristående arbetstagarorganisationer utan kollektivavtal att verka för sina medlemmar. Risken med de nya reglerna är att de istället slår tillbaka på de etablerade fackförbunden om arbetsgivaren väljer att teckna kollektivavtal med ett fristående fackförbund som erbjuder billigare villkor. (Less)
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- author
- Andersson, Jessica LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- HARP23 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- stridsåtgärder, fredsplikt, kollektivavtal, Hamnarbetarkonflikten, den svenska modellen, konkurrerande kollektivavtal.
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9015198
- date added to LUP
- 2020-06-10 09:46:53
- date last changed
- 2020-06-10 09:46:53
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abstract = {{The model used in the Swedish labour market requires cooperation and consensus between the social partners on the employee and employer side. The social partners are in charge in reaching collective agreements on labour market related issues without interference from the government. The model is called The Swedish Model and rely on the collective agreements which are binding between the social partners. Collective agreements function as a peace document between the social partners bound by it and therefore restricts the right to industrial action, according to the Co-determination Act (Medbestämmandelagen) 41 §. In 2019, new changes in this area were put into place after an agreement between the central trade unions. The new regulation enlarges the peace obligation to trade unions whom are not bound by a collective agreement, but have members at a workplace. The new regulations could be a possible reaction to the long lasting conflict in the harbor of Gothenburg between the employer AP Terminals, the Swedish Transport Workers´ union and the Swedish Dockworkers´ union. The Swedish Dockworkers´ union have exposed the employer to various industrial actions over the recent years, among other things to achieve a collective agreement. After the Dockworker´s union achieved a collective agreement with the employer, the regulation about competing collective agreements enters. This means that the first collective agreement applies when it comes to terms of employment and in other conditions where the terms are incompatible.
The new regulations were criticized because they were considered not being thought through, not being cared for with deeper reflection about the impact on other parties on the labour market and that it contradicts the Swedish Model. The right to take industrial action is limited with the new regulation and impose higher demands to when industrial action is required legal. The new regulation could also make it harder for independent trade unions without a collective agreement to take action for their members. In relation to this, it could also mean that the employer could choose a collective agreement with an independent trade union who offers cheaper terms than the established trade unions.}},
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language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Att strida för sin rätt - Den villkorade stridsrätten, den svenska modellen och principerna om konkurrerande kollektivavtal med utgångspunkt i Hamnarbetarkonflikten.}},
year = {{2020}},
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