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The postal strike is over and a new collective agreement reached

| 29.11.2019

Helsinki (29.11.2019 – Heikki Jokinen) A new collective agreement for postal workers ends the escalating strike wave. The...

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Employer’s demands for heavy pay and benefit cuts in technology industry stymies collective bargaining

| 30.10.2019

Several important collective agreements in the technology industry are nearing their expiry date at the end of October....

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The threat of violence is managed through workplace practices

| 22.10.2019

Violence at work and the threat of violence has undergone a major change in working life. In the...

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Health care and public services unions demand a targeted pay rise and a ten-year salary programme

| 11.10.2019

Tehy and JHL, the unions in the field of health care and public services demand a targeted pay...

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Finnish Trade union confederations see the planned state budget as a step forward, but not big enough

| 19.9.2019

Helsinki (19.09.2019 – Heikki Jokinen) The plans for the next state budget seem to be a move in...

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Extended unpaid working hours yielded no positive impact in the workplace

| 13.9.2019

Helsinki (13.09.2019 – Heikki Jokinen) In 2016, the three-year national Competitiveness Pact added 24 extra annual unpaid working...

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Trade unions want to limit fast growing use of the non-compete clause in employment contracts

| 30.8.2019

It is legal, under certain conditions and for a maximum of half a year, to limit an employee’s...

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Akava and YTN open a Brussels office

| 6.8.2019

Akava, the Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland will open its own office in...

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The long and winding road of the failed activation model comes to an end

| 8.7.2019

The activation model for unemployed people is to be scrapped, the Minister of Social Affairs and Health Aino-Kaisa...