I’m part of Unionen, and my dues are 235 a month. I’m also on their a-kassa for an extra 140. Thankfully I’ve not had to do much with either party, but I’m glad they’re there.
For Americans; I’m paying ~250$ a year for union and ~$150 a year for income insurance, should I end up losing my job.
I was a member of IF Metall about a decade ago, and back then I recall paying some absurd amount like 700kr+ (for reference I didn’t make more than like 20kkr at the time). They were also atrocious to deal with, but hopefully that’s just true for my local department.
Unionen on the other hand has been great to deal with from personal experience, and like you said, costs borderline nothing to be a member of.
How much are your dues?
I’m part of Unionen, and my dues are 235 a month. I’m also on their a-kassa for an extra 140. Thankfully I’ve not had to do much with either party, but I’m glad they’re there.
For Americans; I’m paying ~250$ a year for union and ~$150 a year for income insurance, should I end up losing my job.
Since you’re a Swede you can read up on it here:
https://www.ifmetall.se/globalassets/avdelningar/bohuslan-dal/resurser/dokument/ny-medlem/medlemsavgifter-2023.pdf
1.5% of salary before tax, minimum 230 SEK and maximum 633 SEK as of 2023.
Wow! That’s better than the 700+ someone mentioned, but it still feels quite hefty!
I was a member of IF Metall about a decade ago, and back then I recall paying some absurd amount like 700kr+ (for reference I didn’t make more than like 20kkr at the time). They were also atrocious to deal with, but hopefully that’s just true for my local department.
Unionen on the other hand has been great to deal with from personal experience, and like you said, costs borderline nothing to be a member of.