Why trade unions at work do work
Trade unions are often represented as slow-moving and ossified. Yet, as Sweden shows, they are key to adapting flexibly to a world of work in rapid flux.
politics, economy and employment & labour
Ann-Therése Enarsson is chief executive officer and Carl Melin head of research and policy analyst at Futurion, launched in 2016 by TCO (The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees) and its 14 affiliated trade unions to take a leading role in the discussion about working life in the future.

Trade unions are often represented as slow-moving and ossified. Yet, as Sweden shows, they are key to adapting flexibly to a world of work in rapid flux.

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