It will be a strike from and with Tuesday. The mediators see no possibility of being able to present a proposal since the parties are still far apart.
The talks between the parties have not led to a solution, which means that the strike will break out at several of the country's major hospitals from and with Tuesday at 11 am.
According to Gunilla Runnquist, one of the mediators, the parties have been called to a meeting on Wednesday.
The conflict between the parties is mainly about the Swedish Nurses' Association's demand for shorter working hours so that the staff can cope. The employer's side claims it would be too expensive. Several regions are already running up billion-dollar deficits.
"The solution is stuck in the demand for a general reduction in working hours and that demand we cannot meet," says Jeanette Hedberg, chief negotiator for the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKR), in a written statement.
She adds:
"We are aware that there are challenges with staffing and working environment in healthcare. Shortening working hours is not the solution, it would rather exacerbate the problems."
The unions have also warned of an expanded strike for 1,900 people from June 11. The notice includes Region Värmland and Region Västmanland.
Since April 25, around 63,000 members of the Swedish Nurses' Association in the country's regions have refused to work overtime. There is also a hiring freeze. The blockade was expanded on May 20 to also apply to several major municipalities.
On May 21, the Swedish Nurses' Association expanded its conflict notice to include a strike in five regions: Stockholm, Västra Götaland, Skåne, Östergötland, and Västerbotten.
The strike will take effect on June 4 and applies to the following hospitals:
Skåne University Hospital
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Karolinska University Hospital
Linköping University Hospital
Norland University Hospital
Danderyd Hospital
Söder Hospital
