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Nov. 15 - SAC calls upon 2.5 million workers to strike
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Rough translation. All errors are mine.
--mitch (per. Cap.)

The Swedish syndicalist union SAC calls upon all 2.5 million Swedish private sector workers to engage in a political strike against the proposal to cut of the subsidies to unemployed* and the total reform of the unemployment system, by the new right-wing Swedish government. The proposal is to reduce the payment to the unemployed. This has awakened the sleepy working movement in Sweden.

All the unions are making different forms of actions, meetings of companies, official notices of protests, threats to allow garbage to pile up outside the seat of the government etc.

The most radical action comes from the libertarian union, SAC. Today the SAC has issued a call for general strike for the 15 of November against the proposal. The proposal comes to a vote on 16 November in the Swedish parliament. The official call of the SAC goes out to all 2.5 million private sector workers, although the SAC only has affiliated 7000 thousands. All the workers in the private sector (in the public sector political strikes are prohibited) can legally follow the SAC call. The Secretary General of SAC, Moa Norell, explains today in an article in Aftonbladet (the largest circulation newspaper in Sweden) (http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/debatt/story/0,2789,922180,00.html) that all those workers can participate in political strike although they have prohibited all union strikes (since the large unions are tied by the collective agreements). In all Sweden the 15 of November there are mobilizations for a 2 hour political strike... The SAC calls on all its affiliates to for f 24 hours. The readers who know the Swedish can follow the preparations of strike in the page SAC Web http://www.sac.se

Ronny Stansert

The proposal is to cut unemployment insurance by cutting the government’s financial contribution by 50 per cent. The Swedish reformist trade union central notes that the Government proposal to is being made “in order to finance tax cuts and reforms for those not being affected by unemployment”. The LO further reports that “Every year some 600 000 persons receive compensation from the unemployment insurance [fund].
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SAC convoca a 2,5 millones de trabajadores suecos a huelga política

SAC convoca hoy a 2,5 millones de trabajadores suecos a una huelga política
en contra de la propuesta de recortes del subsidios a los desempleados y la
reforma total de las cajas de desempleo, por parte del nuevo gobierno de derechas
en Suecia.

La propuesta de encarecer la participación en las cajas de desempleo para los
trabajadores y reducir el pago a los parados ha despertado al dormido
movimiento trabajador en Suecia. Todos los sindicatos están haciendo diferentes tipos
de acciones, recogido de firmas, comunicados de protestas, amenazas de tirar
basura fuera de la sede del gobierno etc. La acción más radical viene del
sindicato libertario, SAC, que hoy ha convocado una huelga para el 15 de noviembre
en contra de la propuesta que sera ratificada el 16 en el parlamento sueco.

La convocatoria oficial de la SAC contiene el llamamento a 2,5 millones de
trabajadores, aunque la SAC sólo tiene 7000 mil afiliados. Todos los
trabajadores en el sector privado (en el sector público las huelgas políticas son
prohibidas) pueden legalmente seguir la convocatoria de SAC.

La secretaria general de SAC, Moa Norell, explica en un artículo hoy en
Aftonbladet (el periódico más grande de Suecia) (
http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/debatt/story/0,2789,922180,00.html ) que todos aquellos trabajadores pueden
participar en la huelga política aunque tienen prohibido todas las huelgas
sindicales (ya que los grandes sindicatos están atados por los convenios colectivos).

En toda Suecia están movilizando para poder parar el país durante dos horas
el 15 de noviembre. Para los afiliados de SAC la convocatoria de huelga es de
24 horas.

Los lectores que saben el sueco pueden seguir las preparaciones de la huelga
en la página web de SAC http://www.sac.se

Ronny Stansert

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