The public services trade union JHL has organised strike action at the Arkea Oy company, owned by the City of Turku. The union is challenging the company’s plans to switch employers’ organisation affiliation and transfer around 1,000 employees to a different collective agreement with poorer pay and employment conditions. Lower-paid workers could see their pay cut by 15-30%. The city’s group management has given the plan its blessing, while discussions between the trade union JHL and Arkea have not yet yielded any results.
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