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How can the unions exclude members, let alone based what political party they are connected to? At least here in Finland my union has no idea about my politics.
by jampekka 3y ago
How can the unions exclude members, let alone based what political party they are connected to? At least here in Finland my union has no idea about my politics.
The Sweden Democrats counterpart Finns party can and do enlist in union elections just like anybody. Their success isn't great, but that may be explained e.g. by the party being quite anti-union? For example as we speak they are trying to push laws to restrict strikes and union representation.
Maybe there's similar dynamic in Sweden?
- pastage 3y agoThe overlap between working politicaly and working in unions is pretty big, the unions in Sweden have to a large extent socialized with the center-left parties. The concrete issue was with a local union chairman, who was a front figure for the far right wing SD. He had to choose, and choose the party above the union. That unions and political parties founded by Nazis might have issues with each other have historical reasons.
- jampekka 3y agoIn Finland the white collar unions are more slanted to center-right. The previous white collar "union boss" was a card carrying Coalition party (economically rightmost party) member, and in right wing of that. (And that party was quite cozy with the original Nazis and formed for the purpose to put Finland under rule of a German king.) If the local union chairman was thrown out just for being SD, that's fucked up.
- pastage 3y agoAs I said he was not just a member he was a prominent figure in that party, too much of a conflict of interest IMO.