1936–1937 Gothenburg rent strike

none 1936–1937 Gothenburg rent strike Gothenburg, Sweden Rent reduction Increased maintenance Tenants Property owners Claes Bergqvist Martin Andersson The 1936–1937 Gothenburg rent strike, also known as the Olskroken conflict, was a major tenant mobilization by residents of the working-class neighborhood of Olskroken sv, in eastern Gothenburg. The strike was led by a local tenants union (sv Hyresgästernas centralförsamling), who pushed for lower rents and increased maintenance. After dispute resolution fell through, a standoff ensued, where about 250 families were evicted. The strike ended with a victory for the tenants.Kubu Mert 1971-04-11 200 familjer vräktes i största hyresstrejken 200 families evicted in largest rent strike Dagens Nyheter 8Johansson Tommy 2021-08-26 Göteborg 400 år – 26/8: Hyresstrejken 1936 blev en seger för hyresgästerna - P4 Göteborg Gothenburg 400 years – August 26: The 1936 rent strike was a victory for tenants - P4 Gothenburg https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/goteborg-400-ar-26-8-hyresstrejken-1936-blev-en-seger-for-hyresgasterna live https://archive.today/20250928235649/https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/goteborg-400-ar-26-8-hyresstrejken-1936-blev-en-seger-for-hyresgasterna 2025-09-28 2025-09-29 Sveriges Radio sv Strike Claes Bergqvist was chairman of the local tenants union (sv Hyresgästernas centralförsamling) at the time of the strike.1972-10-29 Olskroken – det var hyreskamp det Olskroken – it was a battle over rent Dagens Nyheter 41 sv Negotiations between the property owner's association (sv Fastighetsägarnas garantiförening) and the tenants union ended without resolution on 21 October 1936.1936-10-22 Möller ordnar i Olskroken Möller organizes in Olskroken Dagens Nyheter 1,30 sv A government-appointed mediation commission was created.1936-10-30 Förhandlingarna börja i Olskrokenkonflikten Negotiations begin in the Olskroken conflict Dagens Nyheter 22 sv By 20 November, evictions were planned or underway in Olskroken, Lunden, and Majorna.1936-11-20 Flera vräkningar i dag i Göteborg Several evictions today in Gothenburg Dagens Nyheter 4 sv At least 250 families were evicted during the course of the strike.Christensen Jan 2022-02-13 Jan Christensen: När Göteborg fick minareter Jan Christensen: When Gothenburg got minarets https://www.gp.se/kultur/nar-goteborg-fick-minareter.edae32ba-6f6f-486d-a284-b399eedd95bb live https://archive.today/20250929142442/https://www.gp.se/kultur/nar-goteborg-fick-minareter.edae32ba-6f6f-486d-a284-b399eedd95bb 2025-09-29 2025-09-29 Göteborgs-Posten sv In February 1937, the tenants assembly made commemorative stamps picturing the three oldest people evicted during the conflict.1937-02-10 Vräkta damer på "frimärke" Evicted women on a “stamp" Dagens Nyheter 1,28 sv Aftermath Impact In Stad i förvandling (en City in transformation yes), architectural history professor Boris Schönbeck wrote that the strike strengthened the position of tenant unions in post-war Sweden.Schönbeck Boris https://libris.kb.se/bib/7418926 Stad i förvandling : uppbyggnadsepoker och rivningar i svenska städer från industrialismens början till idag 1994 978-91-540-5641-5 City in transformation: periods of construction and demolition in Swedish cities from the dawn of industrialism to the present daySchulz Solveig 1997 Boris Schönbeck-Minnesteckning Boris Schönbeck-memorial Nordic Journal of Architectural Research 3 7-9 Legacy A street in Olskroken is named after Martin Andersson, a prominent tenants right activist involved in the strike. References Sweden Organized Labour Category:Rent strikes Category:1936 labor disputes and strikes Category:1937 labor disputes and strikes Category:1936 in Sweden Category:1937 in Sweden Category:20th century in Gothenburg Category:Protests in Sweden