Swedish labour movement

Swedish labour movement

The labour movement in Sweden dates back to at least the 1850's, when Swedish workers initiated the organizing of previously spontaneous food riots into strikes, hence acting as an autonomous group. [Olsson & Ekdahl (2002), p. 13] Modern types av labour unions emerged in the 1870's. An event that is usually considered to be central in the early days of the Swedish labour movement is the lecture "Hvad vil Social-Demokraterna?" ("What do the Social Democrats want?") by August Palm, at Hotel Stockholm in Malmö 6 November 1881. Five years later, in 1886, Swedens first national labour union, Svenska Typografförbundet, was founded.Björklund & Edin & Holmlund & Wadensjö (1996), p. 245.] Another union of that sort, Svenska Postmannaförbundet, was founded later that same year. [Nycander (2002), p. 18]

The labour movement soon divided into two parts, a political one and a unionspecialized one. The union movement was organized in one central organization, the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO), founded in 1898, with the aim to organize all national labour unions in one central organization. Parallel to, but closely associated with this movement is the Swedish Social Democratic Party (SAP), founded in 1889. These two organizations has ever since dominated not only the Swedish labour movement but also the political life in general. One example of their close association is the fact that all members of LO was initially automatically made members of SAP. [Olsson & Ekdahl (2002), p. 24] Even though LO has dominated labour relations in Sweden, the anarcho-syndicalist Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden has from time to time proven to be able to challenge this domination.

References

Printed sources

*Olsson, Lars & Ekdahl, Lars, "Klass i rörelse - arbetarrörelsen i svensk samhällsutveckling" (2002), Arbetarrörelsens arkiv och bibliotek, ISBN 91-973690-3-9
*Nycander, Svante, "Makten över arbetsmarknaden - ett perspektiv på Sveriges 1900-tal" (2002), SNS Förlag, Second Edition 2008, ISBN 978-91-85695-65-2

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