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Hamnarbetarparagraferna - Likriktningen av den svenska arbetsmarknaden

Gustafsson, Hans LU (2024) LAGF03 20242
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract
In 2019 changes were made in the Swedish Employment (Co-Determination in the Workplace) act which limited the ability of unions to take strike action against employers with a collective bargaining deal and regarding judicial disputes. In this essay the consequences for unions legal status are described and the consequences for the balance of power in the labour market are evaluated. Furthermore, the act in question was passed with the explicit goal of bringing democracy to the workplace. Therefore, the essay also evaluates whether the reforms promote this goal.

The conclusions are that the role of collective bargaining deals as an instru-ment of union influence has strengthened since other ways of utilizing strike action to achieve... (More)
In 2019 changes were made in the Swedish Employment (Co-Determination in the Workplace) act which limited the ability of unions to take strike action against employers with a collective bargaining deal and regarding judicial disputes. In this essay the consequences for unions legal status are described and the consequences for the balance of power in the labour market are evaluated. Furthermore, the act in question was passed with the explicit goal of bringing democracy to the workplace. Therefore, the essay also evaluates whether the reforms promote this goal.

The conclusions are that the role of collective bargaining deals as an instru-ment of union influence has strengthened since other ways of utilizing strike action to achieve influence effectively have been barred. The reform also limits the ability of employees to decide over the forms for their own organ-ization, this is related to another effect, that inter-union competition is hin-dered. Furthermore, a legal space for yellow unions, controlled by employers is created because of the reform. It creates a mechanism by which it is possible to block established unions from taking strike actions by entering a collective bargaining deal with a yellow union (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
2019 infördes förändringar i MBL som inskränkte rätten att vidta stridsåtgärder mot kollektivavtalsbunden arbetsgivare och vid rättstvist. I den här uppsatsen beskrivs konsekvenserna för arbetstagarorganisationers rättsliga ställning, konsekvenserna för maktbalansen på arbetsmarknaden utvärderas och också hur reformen påverkar demokratin i arbetslivet.

Övergripande är slutsatserna att reformen har stärkt kollektivavtalets ställ-ning som medel för fackligt inflytande eftersom andra möjligheter till fack-ligt inflytande genom stridsåtgärder omöjliggjorts. Den begränsar också ar-betstagarnas möjligheter att själva styra över sin organisering och riskerar minska konkurrensen mellan arbetstagarorganisationer. Dessutom öppnar reformen upp... (More)
2019 infördes förändringar i MBL som inskränkte rätten att vidta stridsåtgärder mot kollektivavtalsbunden arbetsgivare och vid rättstvist. I den här uppsatsen beskrivs konsekvenserna för arbetstagarorganisationers rättsliga ställning, konsekvenserna för maktbalansen på arbetsmarknaden utvärderas och också hur reformen påverkar demokratin i arbetslivet.

Övergripande är slutsatserna att reformen har stärkt kollektivavtalets ställ-ning som medel för fackligt inflytande eftersom andra möjligheter till fack-ligt inflytande genom stridsåtgärder omöjliggjorts. Den begränsar också ar-betstagarnas möjligheter att själva styra över sin organisering och riskerar minska konkurrensen mellan arbetstagarorganisationer. Dessutom öppnar reformen upp ett utrymme för arbetsgivarstyrda fackorganisationer att eta-blera sig på arbetsmarknaden. Det eftersom den skapar en mekanism för att blockera arbetstagarorganisationer från stridsåtgärder genom att teckna kol-lektivavtal med det arbetsgivarstyrda facket. (Less)
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Gustafsson, Hans LU
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LAGF03 20242
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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arbetsrätt, labour law, fack, unions, lex göteborgs hamn, hamnarbetare, hamnarbetareförbundet, kollektivavtal, collective bargaining deal, Medbestämmandelagen, MBL, strejkrätt, Inskränkning av strejkrätt, Lex laval, Lex Britannia, Britanniaprincipen, punktförbuden, Föreningsfrihet, föreningsrätt, gula fackföreningar, arbetsdomstolen, AD
language
Swedish
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9180198
date added to LUP
2025-03-20 14:00:17
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2025-03-20 14:00:17
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  abstract     = {{In 2019 changes were made in the Swedish Employment (Co-Determination in the Workplace) act which limited the ability of unions to take strike action against employers with a collective bargaining deal and regarding judicial disputes. In this essay the consequences for unions legal status are described and the consequences for the balance of power in the labour market are evaluated. Furthermore, the act in question was passed with the explicit goal of bringing democracy to the workplace. Therefore, the essay also evaluates whether the reforms promote this goal. 

The conclusions are that the role of collective bargaining deals as an instru-ment of union influence has strengthened since other ways of utilizing strike action to achieve influence effectively have been barred. The reform also limits the ability of employees to decide over the forms for their own organ-ization, this is related to another effect, that inter-union competition is hin-dered. Furthermore, a legal space for yellow unions, controlled by employers is created because of the reform. It creates a mechanism by which it is possible to block established unions from taking strike actions by entering a collective bargaining deal with a yellow union}},
  author       = {{Gustafsson, Hans}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Hamnarbetarparagraferna - Likriktningen av den svenska arbetsmarknaden}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}