US Labor Unions Can Take a Page From Sweden's Meidner Plan

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Posted on AllSides February 3, 2026

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In the US, union pension funds collectively manage roughly $8 trillion in worker savings. Sweden's Meidner Plan suggests how labor can wield that economic power effectively: by using pension funds to establish worker ownership over private companies...

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