Throughout the history of Sweden, a number of strikes, labour disputes, student strikes, hunger strikes, and other industrial actions have occurred.
Background
A labour strike is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. This can include wildcat strikes, which are done without union authorisation, and slowdown strikes, where workers reduce their productivity while still carrying out minimal working duties. It is usually a response to employee grievances, such as low pay or poor working conditions. Strikes can also occur to demonstrate solidarity with workers in other workplaces or pressure governments to change policies.
20th century 1900s Vinbräcka strike 1909 Swedish general strike
1930s Ådalen shootings 1936–1937 Gothenburg rent strike
1970s 1975 Swedish forestry workers' strike 1979 Sweden dentists' strike
1980s Storkonflikten 1980 1985 Swedish public sector strike
1990s 1998 Swedish painters' strike, organised by the Swedish Painters' Union.
21st century 2010s 2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike
2020s 2022 Scandinavian Airlines strike; 2023 Stockholm train strike; 2023 Tesla Sweden strike 2024 Swedish healthcare strike, strike by healthcare workers in Sweden demanding higher wages and better scheduling, the first in 16 years, organised by the Swedish Association of Health Professionals.
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