Finland - Long pending negotiations finalised - November 30, 2017

The negotiations in several sectors were deadlocked in recent months. But, it looks as if an important breakthrough has been reached. The Paper Workers' Union concluded a collective agreement and the Finnish Electrical Workers' Union reached an agreement that ended their strike in the technology industry. The Finnish Industrial Union reached a two year pay deal with a 3.2% pay rise in the technology sector from the beginning of November. Several other collective agreements have been agreed offering a similar pay rise. The negotiations in the paper industry were long deadlocked and the situation tense after employers offered a zero-pay rise. The Paper Workers' Union responded by imposing an overtime ban. As paper mills are run by a minimal staff, this was an effective way to make a point. The employers came back to the negotiation table and an agreement was made. The agreement gives a 3.5% pay rise and is in place for two years. The electrical workers' collective agreement within the technology industry has also been solved.

Read on: in English …

For more information, please contact the editor Jan Cremers or Nuria Ramos Martin, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) cbn-aias@uva.nl or the communications officer at the ETUI, Willy De Backer wdebacker@etui.org. For previous issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit http://www.etui.org/E-Newsletters/Collective-bargaining-newsletter. Since June 2013 readers can consult our archive and search through all articles in our database at www.cbnarchive.euYou may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org, and on the AIAS at www.uva-aias.net.

© ETUI aisbl, Brussels 2016. All rights reserved. We encourage the distribution of this newsletter and of the information it contains, for non-commercial purposes and provided the source is credited. The ETUI is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. The ETUI is financially supported by the European Union. The European Union is not responsible for any use made of the information contained in this publication.
This email is sent from www.etui.org.

Check Out WageIndicator's Newsletters on Gig Work

News Archive

Loading...