Thursday's papers: Strike wave
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28.11.2019 9:21 | updated 28.11.2019 9:55
Although the postal strikes and associated sympathy
actions were called off on Wednesday, Finland could still see a wave of
industrial action this autumn, as strikes and lockouts threaten in different
industries across the economy.
Ilta-Sanomat
suggests that the current round of negotiations could see strikes affecting
some 100,000 workers, with the forest products industry's lockout just the
start.
This is a symptom of particularly difficult
negotiations across the labour market. Since the Confederation of Finnish
Industries announced in 2017 that it would no longer co-ordinate talks across
the economy on behalf of employers, unions in each sector have been left to
fight their own battles.
This time
around employers and unions have a number of demands in most talks. Unions want to eliminate the 'kiky' competitiveness pact rules, which
increased working hours by some 24 hours a year.
Employers
want to keep hold of that change, and according to the Pro trade union some are
also proposing they stop deducting union fees directly from workers' salaries
and further restrictions on strike actions.
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