Public support boosts case of Swedish public sector workers for hefty pay rises
Upshot could jump-start inflation and filter through the entire economy
12 October 2020 - 09:24
Stockholm — Sweden is about to find out just how much of a game changer the coronavirus has been for its economy.
With wage talks for 3-million employees under way, union bosses for public sector workers such as nurses are banking on much more popular support to help force through their demands. The upshot could be a hefty increase in pay levels that ends up jump-starting inflation and filtering through the entire economy...
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