Sweden: Dockers Go on the Offensive After Union Leader Fired for Blocking Military Cargo to Israel

Sweden: dockers go on the offensive after union leader fired for blocking military cargo to Israel

In February, Erik Helgeson, the national deputy chair and spokesperson of the Swedish Dockworkers’ Union, was fired. The reason? The union voted to block the handling of military equipment destined for Israel.

Swedish Dockworkers’ Union Leader Sacked for Gaza Solidarity Action

Erik Helgeson, vice-chair of the Swedish Dockworkers’ Union, Labour Day, Gothenburg. Photo: Daniel Bernman Erik Helgeson asks whose “national security” is Swedish law really protecting? SECURITY IS A funny elixir. The more of it that you have, the less there is for someone else… or that’s the conventional wisdom anyway. Erik Helgeson’s experience, however, proves otherwise. Erik, 42, is the vice-chair of the Swedish Dockworkers’ Union and he car…