Researchers and Doctoral Candidates

The plan requires a strengthened right to work with more secure employment and that permanent employment is re-established as the actual norm. The counter-proposal's requirement that anyone who performs work should be employed with collective agreement-regulated conditions and that doctoral students and junior researchers' employment security is investigated is the same commitment applied to educational institutions. The plan also states that Swedish collective agreements should fully apply to everyone on the Swedish labor market.

• strengthened right to workdecisive»Vänsterpartiet arbetar för en förstärkt arbetsrätt som innebär tryggare anställningar, högre krav på arbetsmiljön och en starkare ställning för kollektivavtalen.« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party works for a strengthened right to work which means safer employment, higher demands on the working environment and a stronger position for collective agreements.”
• permanent employment as a norm»Tillsvidareanställningen som faktisk norm på arbetsmarknaden måste återupprättas och bemanningsföretag förbjudas.« (party programme ↗)“Permanent employment as the actual norm on the labor market must be re-established and staffing companies prohibited.”
• collective agreements for everyone»Svenska kollektivavtal ska fullt ut gälla för alla på svensk arbetsmarknad.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish collective agreements should fully apply to everyone on the Swedish labor market.”
• against insecure time-limited employment»Otryggheten skapas genom tillfälliga anställningar, sms-jobb, gig-jobb, deltidsjobb och bemanningsjobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Insecurity is created through temporary employment, SMS jobs, gig jobs, part-time jobs and staffing jobs.”

The party programme makes collective agreements a necessary precondition for the legitimacy of the rules of the workplace and establishes that all employees shall have good working conditions and secure livelihood. The election manifesto furthermore wishes that more shall be able to work full-time in permanent jobs. The counter-proposal's demand that those who work shall be employed on collectively agreed terms and that the employment security of doctoral candidates is investigated follows from this.

• collective agreements as standarddecisive»Kollektivavtal är en nödvändig förutsättning för legitimiteten i arbetslivets spelregler och för arbetsfreden.« (party programme ↗)“Collective agreements are a necessary precondition for the legitimacy of the rules of the workplace and for industrial peace.”
• good working conditions for all»Alla anställda ska ha rätt till goda arbetsvillkor, trygg försörjning och inflytande över det egna arbetet.« (party programme ↗)“All employees shall have the right to good working conditions, secure livelihood and influence over their own work.”
• permanent jobs full-time»Vi vill att välfärden ska gå före och att fler ska kunna arbeta heltid i fasta jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We wish that welfare shall come first and that more shall be able to work full-time in permanent jobs.”
• strong trade union organisations»Starka fackliga organisationer är nödvändiga för att hävda de anställdas gemensamma intressen vad gäller löner, arbetsmiljö, arbetstider och anställningsvillkor.« (party programme ↗)“Strong trade union organisations are necessary to assert the common interests of employees with regard to wages, working conditions, working hours and employment terms.”

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 demands that teachers and researchers have good and secure working conditions and that doctoral students' legal certainty is secured, and it protects the Swedish model where conditions are regulated through collective agreements. The counter-proposal's demands for employment security for doctoral students and junior researchers and better conditions for postdoctoral researchers follow directly from that. The demand for more combination positions is in line with the plan's commitment that teachers shall be given conditions for research within their position.

• secure conditions for researchersdecisive»Lärare och forskare ska ha goda och trygga arbetsvillkor, och studenters och doktoranders inflytande och rättssäkerhet ska säkras.« (party programme ↗)“Teachers and researchers shall have good and secure working conditions, and students' and doctoral students' influence and legal certainty shall be secured.”
• collective agreements regulate conditions»Vi värnar den svenska modellen där arbetsmarknadens parter gemensamt förhandlar fram vad som ska gälla på arbetsmarknaden genom kollektivavtal.« (party programme ↗)“We protect the Swedish model in which labour market parties together negotiate what shall apply in the labour market through collective agreements.”
• combined research positions»Lärare inom såväl högre utbildning som inom grund- och gymnasieskolan ska ges goda förutsättningar till forskning inom ramen för sin tjänst.« (party programme ↗)“Teachers in both higher education and in primary and secondary schools shall be given good conditions for research within the framework of their position.”
• broad recruitment to academia»Vi eftersträvar en bred rekrytering till högre utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“We strive for broad recruitment to higher education.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan wants the labor market to provide both more flexibility and more security with better support for transition and further education, and the party programme wants the rules in the labor market to be determined as far as possible by the parties themselves rather than through legislation. The plan also wants Swedish educational institutions to be attractive to foreign students and international researchers, and emphasizes career services and the right to competence development in the public sector. More secure employment conditions for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers follow from this.

• security and transition supportdecisive»Svensk arbetsmarknad behöver både mer flexibilitet och mer trygghet. Stödet vid omställning och vidareutbildning måste bli bättre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish labor market needs both more flexibility and more security. Support for transition and further education must become better.”
• the parties set the terms»arbetsmarknadens parter i stället för genom lagstiftning.« (party programme ↗)“labor market parties instead of through legislation.”
• retain international expertise»innovationskraft och konkurrenskraft förutsätter att utbildningen är attraktiv för utländska studenter och internationella forskare« (party programme ↗)“innovation and competitiveness presume that education is attractive for foreign students and international researchers”
• career paths in the public sector»Vi vill uppvärdera statusen för kvinnodominerande yrken och förbättra arbetsvillkoren inom offentlig sektor, bland annat genom karriärtjänster och rätt till kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to upgrade the status of female-dominated occupations and improve working conditions in the public sector, among other things through career services and the right to competence development.”

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 party programme states that there is a need for good conditions and social security for doctoral candidates and researchers, and the election manifesto wants to create better career paths for younger researchers. The counter-proposal's requirement for secure employment conditions for doctoral candidates and junior researchers and strengthened conditions for postdoctoral researchers follows directly from this. The plan also wants foreign expertise to remain in Sweden and protects collective agreements as the basis for conditions.

• security for doctoral candidatesdecisive»Det behövs goda villkor och social trygghet för doktorander och forskare, ökad samverkan mellan« (party programme ↗)“Good conditions and social security are needed for doctoral candidates and researchers, increased cooperation between”
• career paths for younger researchers»Vi vill öka forskningsanslagen och både skapa bättre karriärvägar för yngre forskare och se riktade satsningar på att svenska universitet ska kunna locka hit världens främsta forskare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to increase research funding and both create better career paths for younger researchers and see targeted efforts so that Swedish universities can attract the world's leading researchers.”
• retain foreign expertise»Utländska studenter ska ha rätt att söka arbete i Sverige också efter fullföljd utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“Foreign students shall have the right to apply for work in Sweden also after completing their education.”
• collective agreements and contractual freedom»Den fackliga friheten och möjligheten till kollektivavtal är en viktig del« (party programme ↗)“Trade union freedom and the possibility of collective bargaining is an important part”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan seeks good employment security for all employees and sees strong trade unions as an indispensable part of a democratic society. This argues for an investigation into employment security for doctoral students and junior researchers. Simultaneously, the plan places the formation of conditions on the parties to the labour market and values the autonomy of institutions, which makes support limited.

• good employment securitydecisive»God anställningstrygghet för alla arbetstagare ska« (party programme ↗)“Good employment security for all employees shall”
• strong trade unions»Starka och partipolitiskt oberoende fackföreningar« (party programme ↗)“Strong and politically independent trade unions”
• the parties shape the conditions»Utformningen ska göras av arbetsmarknadens parter.« (party programme ↗)“The formation shall be done by the parties to the labour market.”
• institutional autonomy»högskolor ska åtnjuta stort mått av självbestämmande i förhållande till staten.« (party programme ↗)“universities shall enjoy considerable freedom in relation to the state.”

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 wants to stop competence deportations and improve competence provision, which speaks for the counter-proposal's purpose of not losing competence among foreign doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers. The party programme's requirement for quality and international competitiveness in higher education points in the same direction. The requirement for collective-agreement-regulated conditions, however, lacks support in the plan, which at the same time wants to keep educational institutions shielded from political meddling, which is why the support is weak.

• retain foreign competencedecisive»Sätta stopp för kompetensutvisningarna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Put a stop to competence deportations”
• better competence provision»Kompetensförsörjningen på svensk arbetsmarknad måste bli bättre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Competence provision on the Swedish labor market must become better.”
• quality in higher education»Kvalitet och internationell konkurrenskraft ska vara styrande för den högre utbildningen.« (party programme ↗)“Quality and international competitiveness shall be guiding for higher education.”
• independent educational institutions»från tillfälliga politiska trender och klåfingrighet.« (party programme ↗)“from temporary political trends and meddling.”

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 doctoral students, but it defends the Swedish model where the parties negotiate on wages and conditions and wants to increase security in working life. That the person who performs work shall be employed with collectively-agreed conditions is in line with this, as is that the independence of academia is valued. The basis is however general and the conclusion derived.

• defend Swedish modeldecisive»Försvara den svenska modellen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Defend the Swedish model.”
• the party model determines the conditions»arbetsmarknadens parter genom förhandlingar gör upp om lönenivåer« (party programme ↗)“the parties of the labour market through negotiations agree on wage levels.”
• security in working life»Öka tryggheten och säkerheten i arbetslivet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase security and safety in working life.”
• independence of academia»Slå vakt om den högre akademins självständighet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Safeguard the independence of higher education.”

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.