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Nurses’ unions say no to the conciliation committee pay deal proposal

| 12.5.2022

Nurses’ unions rejected the conciliation committee proposal for a pay deal for the municipal sector. Other unions and...

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Local government strike closes schools, daycare centres, museums, public libraries

| 4.5.2022

More than 80,000 local government employees strike in ten major Finnish cities 3 – 9 May. In Helsinki,...

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UPM strike over – paper machines up and running again

| 29.4.2022

The 112 day long strike at paper giant UPM paper and pulp mills has finally ended. Paper began...

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Workers’ Memorial Day: 30,000 more preventable workplace deaths expected by 2030

| 28.4.2022

Almost 30,000 people may lose their lives at work in the EU over this decade without action to...

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Statement from the BASTUN network on the arrest and detention on Belarus Trade Union Leaders

| 22.4.2022

21 April 2022 – The BASTUN The BASTUN – Baltic Sea Trade Union Network – condemns the arrest...

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The international trade union movement helps Ukraine

| 19.4.2022

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the international trade union movement has helped Ukraine in various ways: by...

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Strike pay varies a lot from union to union

| 13.4.2022

When a union declares a strike, it pays strike pay to its members. Without this benefit and a...

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Strikes continue apace in municipal sector

| 11.4.2022

Short strikes are on the increase in the public municipal services sector. Negotiations to reach collective agreements for...

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25,000 nurses to go on strike from beginning of April

| 29.3.2022

A major strike of 25,000 nurses is beginning on 1 April, unless a last-minute agreement can be reached....