The issue of a new collective agreement has developed into an infected story.

In November, Elitfotboll Dam, EFD, terminated the existing agreement.

The task of negotiating a new one has been handed over to the Employers' Alliance.

Which in turn has given an ultimatum: that the Players Association withdraws from the negotiations and lets the Union take over.

Negotiations are completely at a standstill

On Thursday last week, a meeting took place between the Players' Association, the Union and the Employers' Alliance.

But it didn't lead anywhere.

- It is at a standstill right now.

We haven't gotten anywhere in the negotiations.

The problem is that the Employers' Alliance does not want to negotiate with us, says Magnus Erlingmark at the Players Association.

The argument from the Employers' Alliance is that the Players' Association is not a "real" trade union, how do you see that? 

- I see it as nonchalant and arrogant.

The players have appointed us as their representatives.

We do not make demands on who negotiates for EFD.

The employer alliance: "It's not about nonchalance"

When Maria Liljedahl at the Employers' Alliance hears the choice of words, she says:

- It is not about nonchalance or that we think we are too nice to negotiate with the Employers' Alliance.

But this is what the Swedish model looks like.

We are adamant that we will not have an agreement where the players' association is a party.

According to her, a solution could be for the players' association to be involved as a contractual delegation.

This means that they can influence the content of the agreement in dialogue with the Union.

No new date set

Does that mean that the players' association can sit at the negotiating table? 

- We cannot decide who the Union has with it in the negotiations, that's for sure.

But they cannot be a negotiating party. 

At the same time, it is your demand which means that the negotiations are currently at a standstill, is there no other solution?

- It would be if EFD decides on its own agreement with the players' association, as was the case before.

But they have been very clear that they don't want that, says Maria Liljedahl.

No new meeting has yet been booked.

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The players do not want to sign the new collective agreement: "Those who have it the worst are affected" Photo: BILDBYRÅN