Simply earlier than 1pm on Saturday, LO’s congress voted sure to Johan Lindholm as new chairman. A unanimous choice committee and 14 united associations have been behind the proposal, in response to the choice committee’s chairman Tomas With.
– A fully unimaginable feeling, says Johan Lindholm, in his first speech.
– I do know what position I’ve been chosen for and I’ll give all the pieces to advance the positions in life – and in working life – for employees all through Sweden.
Sees a number of challenges
Johan Lindholm sees various challenges within the upcoming work.
– We see against the law within the office that’s spreading, we see individuals who can’t make ends meet on the finish of the month, he tells SVT.
Lindholm, who’s mainly a carpenter, has been Byggnad’s chairman since 2012.
– He’s a central determine inside LO and the labor motion. He’s an individual who has been seen so much and has been combative, says SVT’s reporter Ulf Hambraeus.
Drop out on the final minute
It was in January that LO’s present chair Susanna Gideonsson introduced that she wouldn’t stand for re-election. Since then, there was hypothesis about who could be her successor – and the method has not been with out drama.
The choice committee’s authentic proposal for chairman was Pim van Dorpel, vice chairman of the lodge and restaurant union. However on Thursday, simply at some point earlier than the LO congress started, van Dorpel introduced that he was not a candidate.
“After discussions and additional consideration, I’ve determined that I’m not on the disposal of the election committee. It’s for personal causes,” he said in a press launch.
As late as Saturday morning, LO’s election committee introduced that they as an alternative proposed Lindholm as a brand new candidate. Nonetheless, the fast turns don’t appear to fret the newly elected chairman.
– I don’t really feel that I’ve been thrown in in any respect. I really feel that this federation wants a powerful administration and board that desires to alter issues.
Watch SVT’s stay broadcast right here.