The mediators in the healthcare conflict have called Vårdförbundet, the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKR), and Sobona to new meetings. However, when an offer will come is still unclear.
“The parties are still far apart from each other,” writes mediator Gunilla Runnquist in a comment to TT.
Formally, the parties are in mediation regarding Sobona's collective agreement area (the municipal companies' employer party).
SKR and Sobona meet the mediators during the afternoon on Wednesday. They do not want to give an interview before the meeting, but write in an SMS to TT that they are eager to reach an agreement and stop the conflict.
"The conflict has now been going on for a long time and the situation in healthcare is getting tougher," writes Helene Lindstrand, press officer at SKR.
Vårdförbundet meets the mediators on Thursday for talks. The union writes in a comment to TT that there is no decision on new warnings. However, the strike continues and the overtime blockade remains in place.
"There is always a possibility to issue new warnings during a conflict, but there are no decisions on that," writes Matilda Uusijärvi, press officer at Vårdförbundet.
On 25 April, Vårdförbundet's overtime blockade came into effect for around 63,000 members in the country's regions. The blockade was extended on 20 May to also apply to several larger municipalities and an additional 5,000 members.
On 21 May, Vårdförbundet expanded its conflict warning to include a strike in five regions: Stockholm, Västra Götaland, Skåne, Östergötland, and Västerbotten. The strike came into effect on 4 June for around 2,000 people.
The strike was extended on 11 June to also apply to Värmland and includes an additional approximately 1,300 midwives, biomedical analysts, radiographers, and nurses.
