Dock dispute brings harbours in Sweden to a standstill
A strike by workers and lockout by employers in Sweden’s most important ports is affecting the flow of goods in and out of the country.
The harbour owners and the dock workers’ union failed to come to an agreement yesterday, over whether workers would be represented by their own dockers’ organisation, or by the national transport federation.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Northern Canada: union and territorial government blame each other as strike looms, CBC News
Finland: Finnish government survives confidence vote on bill weakening job security, YLE News
Russia: Russian government to raise retirement age by several years, The Independent Barents Observer
