The Nordic countries all have certain restrictions on striking for some groups of public servants. The groups vary and the restrictions do, too.
If I read my book correctly, Sweden forbids key officials (those who have certain positions of authority) from participating in solidarity strikes (strikes in support of others), unless those others are also public servants.
The purpose of the law is to prevent certain tempting corrupt practices.
As far as I know, this law has never been used, but I feel like it is sensible.
Note: 99% of the time, like all Swedish workers, those officials have a binding collective bargaining agreement, so are forbidden from striking anyway. (I e if they go on strike, they may be legally fired.)
The Nordic countries all have certain restrictions on striking for some groups of public servants. The groups vary and the restrictions do, too. If I read my book correctly, Sweden forbids key officials (those who have certain positions of authority) from participating in solidarity strikes (strikes in support of others), unless those others are also public servants.
https://books.google.se/books?id=IYx2GZdMA7AC&pg=PA37&lpg=PA...
The purpose of the law is to prevent certain tempting corrupt practices.
As far as I know, this law has never been used, but I feel like it is sensible.
Note: 99% of the time, like all Swedish workers, those officials have a binding collective bargaining agreement, so are forbidden from striking anyway. (I e if they go on strike, they may be legally fired.)