Tag: Labor unions


  • Sweden’s New Unemployment Insurance Rules Reshape Benefits

    Sweden’s New Unemployment Insurance Rules Reshape Benefits

    Introduction From today, Sweden’s unemployment insurance, known as a-kassan, changes from an hours-based condition to an income-based one. The government calls it the largest reform in four decades, aiming to broaden coverage while unions warn that protections may be eroded and inequality could rise. How the new rules work The heart of the reform is…

  • France Strikes Oct 2, 2025: Transport, Schools, Health—What to Expect

    France Strikes Oct 2, 2025: Transport, Schools, Health—What to Expect

    The call for a new day of action France is bracing for a fresh round of protests on Thursday, October 2, 2025, as major union bodies call for nationwide mobilisations. The intersyndicale umbrella group of unions—CFDT, CGT, FO, CFE-CGC, CFTC, Unsa, FSU, and Solidaires—announced the day after a largely fruitless meeting with Minister of the…