> The reason is the "fredsplikt": as long as there is a collective bargaining agreement in place, if a worker goes on strike they can be legally laid off for sh

> The reason is the "fredsplikt": as long as there is a collective bargaining agreement in place, if a worker goes on strike they can be legally laid off for shirking work. I don't believe this is strictly true. The "fredsplikt" (lit. "Duty of Peace") only applies to members of a signing, or co-signing union. So while the benefits of the collective bargaining agreement apply to all employees, the "sacrifices" do not apply to members of, say, other unions that do not sign the agreement. The most common example of this in practice is "SAC Syndikalisterna". In practice though, strikes are unusual as they are a very ineffective means of negotiation unless very large, and therefore very expensive.