Swedes Fear Alcohol Shortage as Systembolaget Summer Strike Looms

Swedes fear alcohol shortage as Systembolaget summer strike looms

If there's one way to spark the ire of Swedes, it's by telling them they may not get their aquavit in time for Midsummer.

The trade union Unionen has announced a strike for Systembolaget staff, which will begin on June 10. This after negotiations with Svensk Handel have broken down. “This is something we cannot accept,” says Unionen’s head of negotiations, Martin Wästfelt, in a press release.

The Union terminates the collective agreement with Svensk Handel and at the same time gives notice of a strike for the union's members at Systembolaget.

The Union is giving notice of a strike at Systembolaget and at the same time terminating the collective agreement with Svensk Handel, according to a press release.

After negotiations on new collective agreements for employees have not reached a conclusion, Unionen is giving notice of a strike at Systembolaget, they state in a press release.