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A coordinated string of political strikes brought Finland to a standstill from February 12‒16, when more than 130,000 workers took rolling strike action in response to an array of neoliberal reforms proposed by conservative prime minister Petteri Orpo’s National Coalition government, reports Clive Tillman.
Service Union United (PAM) on Tuesday announced a series of political strikes targeting the distribution and logistics centres of retail companies between 14 and 16 February.
UNI affiliate Service Union United (PAM) has called a political strike to force the government to abandon plans to cut social security and weaken labour rights.
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The Finnish Industrial Union on Thursday announced some 60,000 of its members will participate in a two-day work stoppage in early February, marking a significant escalation of the stoppage the union announced in December.
The threat of strikes also hangs over air travel and education, according to Helsingin Sanomat. The Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors (JHL), for example, is expected to provide more details of its strike in the aviation industry on Friday, 19 January.
Finnish trade unions and union confederations have announced a series of one-day strikes that will cause disruptions at several levels of society, including postal and parcel deliveries and public transport services, on Thursday, 14 December 2023.
The Finnish Transport Workers’ Union (AKT) is planning a strike that would bring to a halt bus services in the largest cities of Finland on Thursday, according to information obtained by Helsingin Sanomat.
Trade Union JHL, in collaboration with other energy sector unions, has announced a one-day political strike at several key power plants across Finland on Thursday, December 14. This strike, part of the "Serious Grounds" campaign led by the central organization SAK, is a response to the Finnish Government's plans to implement significant social security cuts and reduce basic employee rights.