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General Relationship
to Unions
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SAP & LO
consider themselves two wings of one movement
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Frequent meetings
and much interchange of staff
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This special
relationship, with SAP's almost continuous tenure in office, has given LO
status of a partner in government
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Affiliation is by
and through union branches
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When branch
affiliates, individual members may contract out
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Majority of formal
SAP membership by union affiliation
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Still majority of
members of LO unions in branches which have not affiliated
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LO, no formal
affiliation
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But has representative on party's executive
committee
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Provides campaign funds
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At election time at local and regional
level, they are so intertwined as to be indistinguishable
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Trade union leaders typically don't serve
in cabinet and, if they do, they resign their union offices
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Left Party
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Former Communist Party
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In most countries party that attempts to
represent the working class
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Significant in terms of Riksdag seats but
little influence in unions
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