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"The June List believes that it is first and foremost the social partners and, secondly, the Swedish Parliament that should lay down our rules on working hours. This approach has broad public support and the successful Swedish trade union movement used to maintain that the social partners should decide such issues in collective agreements without the involvement of the state.
Now, the trade union movement both in Sweden and in other EU countries has changed its tune and is therefore demanding major changes in the Council’s common position. It is now a question of transferring power over the Swedish labour market, not to those elected by the Swedish people, but to Brussels. The reason is concern that Member States will seize competitive advantages and risk public health by having long working hours and irresponsible rules for on-call time.
However, the EU countries are democratic states governed by law and they support the European Convention’s declaration on human rights. They have free trade union movements. Countries that do not meet these criteria are not accepted into the members’ circle. Does this problem exist, then?
I would maintain that the new situation that has arisen should be handled in a conciliation procedure between Parliament and the Council. I have therefore voted in favour of the amendment on on-call time and the United Kingdom’s opt-out in order to encourage this sort of political process."@en1
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