Heike Erkers

Erkers elected as a new chair of Akademikerförbundet SSR in 2012

Heike Erkers is the Chair of the Swedish labour union Akademikerförbundet SSR (English, "The Union for Professionals").[1]

Heike Erkers started being in engaged in labour union issues in the 1990s. In 2003 she was elected member of the board of Akademikerförbundet SSR, she became First Vice-Chair in 2006, and on 13 May 2012 she was elected Chair.[2]

As Chair of Akademikerförbundet SSR, Heike Erkers has, among other things, argued in favour of the value of employers performing salary surveys (lönekartläggning) on a regular basis.[3] Another issue is child poverty.[4] She is also a member of the Executive Committee of the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU)[5]

References

  1. ^ ""Politiker, ge socialtjänsten rätt förutsättningar"". Svenska Dagbladet. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Heike Erkers ny förbundsordförande". Akademikerförbundet SSR. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Swedes ignore equality law on salary surveys". The Local. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Akademikerbas med Göteborgsanknytning". Göteborgsposten. 2012-05-13. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  5. ^ "EPSU Executive Committee updated 21 /11 /2013" (PDF). EPSU. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.