Dialogue with labour market parties

The plan's decisive commitment here is that policy should respect the Swedish model and not settle working time issues over the heads of the parties. This supports the counter-proposal's requirement for genuine dialogue with labor market parties in designing the regulation of teaching hours and clarification of how it relates to other working time. The committee's grounds - that the consultation procedure suffices and that collective agreements can still be reached - are directly met by the plan's requirement for party influence.

• respect for the Swedish modeldecisive»Men för att förhandlingarna ska vara rättvisa behöver politiken respektera den svenska modellen, där politiker inte hotar den ena parten med försämringar om den inte ger med sig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“But for negotiations to be fair, policy needs to respect the Swedish model, where politicians don't threaten one party with deterioration if they don't give in.”
• parties' central role»Fackens och kollektivavtalens roll är central både för ekonomin och demokratin.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The role of unions and collective agreements is central to both economy and democracy.”
• defend negotiation rights»Vänsterpartiet kommer att fortsätta försvara förhandlingsrätten och en stark arbetsrättslagstiftning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Left Party will continue to defend negotiation rights and strong labor law.”
• collective agreements' status»anställda i Sverige ska skyddas av starka kollektivavtal.« (party programme ↗)“employees in Sweden should be protected by strong collective agreements.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan defends the Swedish model with collective agreements as norm and builds reforms on close party cooperation and a stronger position for trade unions. A regulation of teachers' teaching time that affects working hours should therefore be designed in close cooperation with the labour market parties. The counter-proposal's demands follow from the plan's view of the parties model.

• collective agreements as normdecisive»Kollektivavtal som norm, försvar av den svenska modellen.« (party programme ↗)“Collective agreements as norm, defence of the Swedish model.”
• close party cooperation»Allt detta kommer att kräva en nära« (party programme ↗)“All this will require close”
• employee influence»Starkare ställning för fackförbunden för ökat löntagarinflytande.« (party programme ↗)“Stronger position for trade unions for increased employee influence.”
• trade union-political cooperation»Facklig-politisk samverkan för ett rättvisare samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Trade union-political cooperation for a fairer society.”

The plan explicitly protects the Swedish model where unions and employers jointly take responsibility for labour market rules, and wishes that employees to a greater degree are involved in decisions affecting them. A regulation of teachers' teaching hours directly affects work time, and the counter-proposal's requirement for closer cooperation with the parties in its design thus follows from the plan.

• the parties model protecteddecisive»Miljöpartiet värnar den svenska modellen, där fackföreningar och arbetsgivare tillsammans tar stort ansvar för reglerna på arbetsmarknaden.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party protects the Swedish model, where unions and employers together take great responsibility for labour market rules.”
• employee participation»Miljöpartiet vill att de anställda i högre utsträckning ska vara delaktiga i beslut som berör dem.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wishes employees to a greater extent to be involved in decisions affecting them.”
• balance between parties and state»Miljöpartiet vill värna och stärka denna balans mellan parterna och staten, eftersom den ger stabilitet, skapar förtroende och bidrar till ett hållbart arbetsliv där både företag och anställda kan växa och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wishes to protect and strengthen this balance between parties and the state, because it provides stability, creates trust and contributes to a sustainable working life where both companies and employees can grow and develop.”
• good working conditions for teachers»göra det attraktivt att vara lärare genom att säkra höjda löner och en god arbetsmiljö i skolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“make it attractive to be a teacher by ensuring raised salaries and good working conditions in the school.”

The party programme explicitly advocates a model where the rules of the labour market are determined to the greatest possible extent between the labour market parties rather than through legislation. Regulating teachers' teaching time without closer dialogue with the parties goes against that model. The election manifesto also values cooperation and broad, long-term solutions rather than political games.

• party model before legislationdecisive»Centerpartiet förespråkar en modell där spelreglerna för arbetsmarknaden i mesta möjliga mån fastställs mellan« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party advocates a model where the rules of the labour market are determined to the greatest possible extent between”
• cooperation and anchoring»Vi värderar samarbete, ansvarstagande och resultat framför politiskt spel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We value cooperation, responsibility and results rather than political games.”
• broad political anchoring»Vi prioriterar långsiktiga, gemensamma lösningar med partier från både vänster och höger.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We prioritize long-term, joint solutions with parties from both left and right.”
• flexible labour market»Svensk arbetsmarknad behöver både mer flexibilitet och mer trygghet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Swedish labour market needs both more flexibility and more security.”

The plan establishes that conditions on the labour market shall principally be determined through agreements and not in law, and that trade union freedom and collective agreements are part of contract freedom. A regulation of teachers' teaching time interferes in precisely this, which is why closer cooperation with the parties in its design is in line with the plan. The plan simultaneously wants more teacher-led teaching time, so the objection concerns the form and not the reform's purpose.

• the parties modeldecisive»Den svenska arbetsmarknadsmodellen, där villkoren i huvudsak bestäms genom avtal och inte i lag, bidrar till ansvarstagande på arbetsmarknaden.« (party programme ↗)“The Swedish labour market model, where conditions are principally determined through agreements and not in law, contributes to responsibility-taking on the labour market.”
• the role of collective agreements»Den fackliga friheten och möjligheten till kollektivavtal är en viktig del av förenings- och avtalsfriheten.« (party programme ↗)“Trade union freedom and the possibility of collective agreements are an important part of freedom of association and contract freedom.”
• more teacher-led teaching»Elevernas rätt till lärarledd undervisning ska stärkas genom ökat antal lektioner per läsår.« (party programme ↗)“Students' right to teacher-led teaching shall be strengthened through increased number of lessons per school year.”
• teachers' working environment»En god arbetsmiljö för lärare åstadkoms bland annat genom tillgång till stödpersonal som kan ta hand om mentorsrollen, administration och planering.« (party programme ↗)“A good working environment for teachers is achieved among other things through access to support personnel who can handle the mentor role, administration and planning.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan places the shaping of working time conditions with the labor market parties and establishes that the state shall maintain a clear division of roles in relation to them. Strong and independent trade unions are described as an indispensable part of society. A regulation of teaching time that has not been preceded by dialogue with the parties goes against this order, which supports the counter-proposal's demand for closer cooperation before the regulation.

• parties' responsibilitydecisive»Utformningen ska göras av arbetsmarknadens parter.« (party programme ↗)“The shaping shall be done by the labor market parties.”
• clear division of roles»En klar rollfördelning ska upprätthållas mellan dessa och staten.« (party programme ↗)“A clear division of roles shall be maintained between these and the state.”
• the role of unions»Starka och partipolitiskt oberoende fackföreningar är en oundgänglig del av ett demokratiskt samhälle för att tillvarata arbetstagares rättigheter och intressen och skapa effektiva samarbetsformer mellan arbetsgivare och arbetstagare.« (party programme ↗)“Strong and politically independent trade unions are an indispensable part of a democratic society to safeguard workers' rights and interests and create effective cooperation between employers and workers.”
• contractual freedom in the labour market»fackföreningar och arbetsgivare över sina verksamhetsområden och avtal« (party programme ↗)“trade unions and employers over their areas of activity and agreements”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan says nothing about dialogue with labour market parties in the design of school reforms. The closest principle is that the pace of reform should be high and that Swedish schools should quickly get order, with political leadership that sets the direction. Based on this, the plan speaks against the demand for additional formal tripartite dialogue, even though it simultaneously requires that reforms be based on proven experience.

• high pace of reformdecisive»Reformtakten kan och ska ibland vara hög, men« (party programme ↗)“The pace of reform can and should sometimes be high, but”
• forceful school reform»Moderaterna vill få ordning på svensk skola så att varje elev går ut nian med fullständiga betyg och möter vuxenlivet med rätt kunskaper och gott självförtroende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party wants to get Swedish schools in order so that every student leaves ninth grade with complete grades and meets adulthood with the right knowledge and good self-confidence.”
• proven experience»den ska bygga på beprövad erfarenhet och inte äventyra« (party programme ↗)“it should be based on proven experience and not jeopardize”

The plan explicitly defends the Swedish parties' model, where labour market parties through negotiations agree on wages and other central terms. The counter-proposal's demand for closer cooperation with the parties in designing the regulation of teaching time follows directly from that commitment. The plan also wants to strengthen the teaching profession's position and conditions, which speaks for the parties being involved when working time is regulated.

• defend the Swedish modeldecisive»Försvara den svenska modellen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Defend the Swedish model”
• foundations of the parties' model»Sverigedemokraterna försvarar grunderna i den svenska modellen« (party programme ↗)“Sweden Democrats defend the foundations of the Swedish model”
• balance between parties»Stabilitet förutsätter en god balans mellan arbetsmarknadens parter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stability presupposes a good balance between labour market parties.”
• strengthened teaching profession»Läraryrket ska stärkas med ändamålsenliga pedagogiska verktyg, avlastning och bättre villkor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The teaching profession shall be strengthened with appropriate pedagogical tools, relief, and better conditions.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.