Swedish toilet paper shortage averted

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 13 (UPI) -- A potential shortage of toilet paper in Sweden was averted after paper workers decided against going on strike, officials said.

Workers at several Swedish toilet paper factories had threatened to strike as a show of solidarity with the Commercial Employees' Union, which reached an agreement with the Svensk Handel retail employers association, The Local reported.

The strike would have taken effect April 23.

The agreement reached Thursday night gives retail employees a monthly pay raise of about $105 and stockroom employees, about $98.