Unscrupulous Actors and Fair Terms

The plan demands collective agreements in public procurement and makes the power of the employees and the real decision-making authority of trade union organisations a central task. Guaranteeing the same wages and conditions during contractor changes, requiring reporting of staff and wage levels and giving unions influence in the procurement is precisely that commitment. The plan also wants to close the space to exploit vulnerable employees.

• collective agreements in procurementdecisive»Vänsterpartiet ställer krav på kollektivavtal vid offentliga upphandlingar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party demands collective agreements in public procurement.”
• union influence»En central uppgift i valet 2022 är att driva frågan om de anställdas makt över sitt arbete och att stödja fackligt aktivas kamp för avtal som ger reell beslutanderätt till de fackliga organisationerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A central task in the 2022 election is to drive the question of employee power over their work and to support the struggle of union activists for agreements that give real decision-making authority to trade union organisations.”
• strengthened wage earner positions»Vi vill förändra konflikträtten och annan lagstiftning för att stärka löntagarnas positioner.« (party programme ↗)“We want to change conflict law and other legislation to strengthen wage earners' positions.”
• stop exploitation»Vi vill täppa till det utrymme som finns idag att exploatera människors utsatta ställning.« (party programme ↗)“We want to close the space that exists today to exploit people in vulnerable positions.”

The election manifesto requires that public employers and purchasers are exemplars of fair competition, that it must never be profitable to compete by neglecting employees, and that conditions must be set so that money goes to welfare workers. Guaranteeing the same wages and conditions in contractor changes, with reporting requirements and union influence, are precisely such conditions. The form is not specified in the documents, but the direction is unambiguous.

• requirements in public procurementdecisive»Arbetslivs kriminalitet ska inte finnas på svensk arbetsmarknad och offentliga arbetsgivare och upphandlare ska vara föredömen i att verka för en sund konkurrens.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Employment crime must not exist in the Swedish labour market and public employers and purchasers must set an example in promoting fair competition.”
• no competition with worse conditions»Det ska aldrig löna sig att begå brott eller skaffa sig konkurrensfördelar genom att försumma de anställdas rätt till en trygg arbetsmiljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It must never be profitable to commit crimes or gain competitive advantages by neglecting employees' right to a secure working environment.”
• collective agreements as norm»Kollektivavtal är en nödvändig« (party programme ↗)“Collective agreements are a necessary”
• conditions for welfare funding»Villkor ska ställas så att pengarna till välfärden verkligen går till dess medarbetare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conditions must be set so that money for welfare actually goes to its employees”

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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 requires that working conditions improve for those with weak positions on the labour market, that the Swedish model with collective agreements is cherished and that procurement sets requirements for social conditions and working environment. Guaranteeing accompanying personnel the same wages and conditions on contractor change, with reporting requirements and union influence, is an application of this. Contractor changes are not mentioned explicitly, therefore it is derived.

• social conditions in procurementdecisive»krav ställas vad gäller miljö, sociala villkor samt« (party programme ↗)“requirements are set regarding environment, social conditions and”
• encourage union organising»Modellen bygger på att en hög andel av arbetstagarna är fackföreningsanslutna, och den fackliga« (party programme ↗)“The model is based on a high share of workers being unionised, and the union”
• better working conditions»Deras arbetsvillkor måste« (party programme ↗)“Their working conditions must”
• secure employment conditions»finansierad verksamhet ska ha rätt till heltid med« (party programme ↗)“financed activities shall have the right to full-time with”

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 advocates that labour market rules be set by the parties rather than through legislation, and that laws and rules shall not override free contractual rights. The counter-proposal wants to legislate on guaranteed wages and conditions upon supplier change, mandatory disclosure of staff and wage levels and greater union influence in procurement. It also places new administrative requirements on bidders, contrary to the plan's desire to clean up the rules. Therefore the plan rejects the requirement.

• the parties, not legislationdecisive»arbetsmarknadens parter i stället för genom lagstiftning« (party programme ↗)“Labour market parties rather than through legislation”
• free contractual rights»bör lagar och regler inte köra över den fria avtalsrätten« (party programme ↗)“Laws and rules should not override free contractual rights”
• less regulatory red tape»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Clean up the regulatory tangle for entrepreneurs, large and small.”
• small businesses in procurement»har svårare att hävda sig i de offentliga beslutsprocesserna« (party programme ↗)“Have difficulty asserting themselves in public decision-making processes”

The plan establishes that conditions on the labour market in the main should be determined through agreement and not in law, and that increased wage dispersion is desirable. The counter-proposal's requirements for statutory wage and conditions guarantees in contractor changes and greater union influence in procurement go against that line. The plan's commitment to reduced regulatory burden for small companies points in the same direction.

• conditions through agreement, not lawdecisive»avtal och inte i lag, bidrar till ansvarstagande på arbetsmarknaden.« (party programme ↗)“agreement and not in law, contributes to responsibility in the labour market.”
• increased wage dispersion»Därför är ökad lönespridning önskvärd« (party programme ↗)“Therefore increased wage dispersion is desirable”
• reduced regulatory burden for small companies»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska« (party programme ↗)“Regulatory burden for small companies shall decrease”
• easier and cheaper to employ»Därför vill vi att det ska bli enklare och billigare att anställa genom att arbetsgivaravgifterna sänks för både småföretagare och för dem som vill anställa unga.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we want it to become easier and cheaper to employ by lowering employer contributions for both small companies and for those who want to employ young people.”

The plan explicitly rejects state control of wage formation and places the design of conditions with the labor market parties. Statutory requirements that wages and conditions shall follow in contractor change, mandatory disclosure of wage levels and expanded union influence in procurement are precisely such control. The plan further wants small businesses to be able to grow without unjustified thresholds.

• no state wage policydecisive»Statlig styrning av lönebildningen i form av inkomstpolitik avvisas.« (party programme ↗)“State control of wage formation in the form of incomes policy is rejected.”
• the parties model»Utformningen ska göras av arbetsmarknadens parter.« (party programme ↗)“The design shall be made by the labor market parties.”
• balanced employment protection»Den arbetsrättsliga lagstiftningen ska ge ett rimligt« (party programme ↗)“The labor law legislation shall provide reasonable”
• small business perspective in regulation»regler ska motverkas. Direkta företagssubventioner avvisas. Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“rules shall be countered. Direct company subsidies are rejected. Forthcoming laws should be tested from a small business perspective.”

The counter-proposal demands legislated guarantees of equal wages and conditions when contractors change, mandatory disclosure of staff and wage levels and greater union influence in procurement. The plan wants to lower the cost of hiring and greatly reduce companies' administration and regulatory red tape, and the state's role in the economy is to value its institutions and promote competition. The plan therefore rejects the demand.

• reduced administrative burdendecisive»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one-third of companies' administrative costs and one-third of regulatory red tape”
• lower employment costs»Kraftigt sänka anställningskostnaderna för den som anställer nyanlända och långtidsarbetslösa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly lower employment costs for those who hire newly arrived and long-term unemployed”
• state's limited role»Statens roll i ekonomin är att värna dess grundläggande« (party programme ↗)“The state's role in the economy is to value its basic”
• market economy as foundation»Grunden för Sveriges välstånd är en marknadsekonomi baserad« (party programme ↗)“The foundation for Sweden's prosperity is a market economy based”

The plan defends the Swedish model where labor market parties negotiate wage levels, while the counter-proposal wants to legislate on wages and conditions in contractor changes. The plan furthermore wants to depoliticize occupational health work and dismantle politically controlled trade unions' special position, which speaks against greater union influence in the procurement process. Mandatory reporting of staffing levels and wage levels also increases the administrative burden the plan wants to ease.

• parties set wagesdecisive»arbetsmarknadens parter genom förhandlingar gör upp om lönenivåer och andra« (party programme ↗)“labor market parties through negotiations agree on wage levels and other”
• depoliticized union influence»Sverigedemokraterna vill avpolitisera arbetsmiljöarbetet genom att avveckla politiskt styrda fackförbunds företrädesrätt att utse skyddsombud.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Swedish Democrats want to depoliticize occupational health work by dismantling politically controlled trade unions' right of preference to appoint safety representatives.”
• depoliticized working environment»Avpolitisera arbetsmiljöarbetet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Depoliticize occupational health work”
• reduced administrative burden»Verka för regelförenkling och avlasta småföretagens administrativa börda« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for regulatory simplification and relieve small businesses' administrative burden”