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Union helps Afghan journalists to safety in Finland [Trade Union News from Finland] 2021-09-15

New COVID-19 risk assessment instructions for construction sites [BWI] 2021-04-29

Finnish forest company UPM attacks workers’ fundamental rights [IndustriALL] 2021-03-19

Labour Council says takeaway food couriers are employees, not entrepreneurs [YLE] 2020-10-16

Finnish state alcohol monopoly to promote supply chain worker's rights in tandem with the trade unions [Trade Union News from Finland] 2020-05-06

IUF agreement with government retail alcohol monopoly in Finland on respect for worker rights in the global supply chain [IUF] 2020-04-22

Supermarket strike averted as retail sector reaches wage settlement [yle] 2020-02-14

Finnish paper workers' union agrees pay deal, ends strike [Reuters] 2020-02-10

Trade Union Pro rejects settlement in technology industry, announces new strike [The Times] 2020-02-10

Forestry workers on strike – No Work without Compensation [BWI] 2020-01-31

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Today's labour news

Paper workers' deal with Stora Enso offers hope of calming stormy labour market autumn 2021-10-14 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Metsä Group refuses to obey court verdict 2021-10-01 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Union helps Afghan journalists to safety in Finland 2021-09-15 [Trade Union News from Finland]

UPM says it is prepared to cut pay by one third and crush shop stewards' rights from January on 2021-09-01 [Trade Union News from Finland]

STTK report: Trade union movement levels income differences in the OECD countries 2021-08-31 [Trade Union News from Finland]

A turbulent labour market Autumn ahead in technology and forest industry 2021-08-27 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Akava leaves the Labour Institute for Economic Research 2021-06-29 [Trade Union News from Finland]

New major collective agreement for the municipal sector health and social care workers 2021-06-16 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Thousands of union members stand as candidates in June local elections 2021-06-01 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Trade union federation SAK train employees with the financial support of Google 2021-05-12 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Survey: Clear majority of Finns support the strong position of trade union movement 2021-05-06 [Trade Union News from Finland]

New COVID-19 risk assessment instructions for construction sites 2021-04-29 [BWI]

Unions act against work-related targeting and shaming 2021-04-29 [Trade Union News from Finland]

UPM fires sawmill shop steward 2021-04-16 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Technology industry joins the crusade against comprehensive collective bargaining 2021-03-26 [Trade Union News from Finland]

SAK survey: One in four employers restrict employees' freedom of speech 2021-03-25 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Finnish forest company UPM attacks workers’ fundamental rights 2021-03-19 [IndustriALL]

Major unemployment fund merger takes new steps forward 2021-03-12 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Local agreements on pay in the technology industry 2021-03-04 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Analysis: UPM rejection of collective bargaining not a whim 2021-02-11 [Trade Union News from Finland]

UPM wants to scrap collective bargaining for salaried employees completely 2021-02-10 [Trade Union News from Finland]

New study: Household tax credit neither boosts employment nor reduces tax evasion 2021-02-03 [Trade Union News from Finland]

SAK and STTK welcome the EU Commission proposal for a minimum wage 2021-01-21 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Government proposes compensation for employees for all non-compete clauses 2020-12-17 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Eloranta calls for employer responsibility concerning agreements, to avoid new risks and unpredictability 2020-12-03 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Jorma Malinen to continue as Trade Union Pro President 2020-11-15 [Trade Union News from Finland]

JHL: City of Oulu tries to break the right to strike with gift vouchers 2020-11-12 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Finnish Labour Council: Food couriers are employees, not entrepreneurs 2020-11-03 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Unusual kind of collective agreement reached for restaurants and tourism sectors 2020-10-26 [Trade Union News from Finland ]

Labour Council says takeaway food couriers are employees, not entrepreneurs 2020-10-16 [YLE]

Finnish paper makers break national bargaining 2020-10-14 [IndustriALL]

Insurance employees union and Trade Union Pro to amalgamate 2020-10-14 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Forest industry declares it will no longer take part in collective bargaining 2020-10-05 [Trade Union News from Finland]

New report considers changes to the institution of the National Conciliator 2020-10-01 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Finland had no need for new schemes for short-time work due to the coronavirus pandemic 2020-09-17 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Sture Fjäder re-elected as Akava President 2020-09-07 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Three major unemployment funds to amalgamate 2020-09-03 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Summer Job Helpline was needed even in the summer of pandemic 2020-09-02 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Jarkko Eloranta to continue as SAK President 2020-08-26 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Finland looks for new measures to prevent the exploitation of foreign labour 2020-08-21 [Trade Union News from Finland]

SAK calls for improvements on earnings-related unemployment security 2020-08-13 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Wolf in sheep's clothing, say unions of the employer's lobby EK new policy concerning unemployment funds 2020-07-30 [Trade Union News from Finland]

STTK: Useless to long for a watering down of Finnish labour market and collective agreement model 2020-06-12 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Local government deal struck, finally 2020-05-29 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Two candidates for Akava President 2020-05-15 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Union fears new waves of COVID-19 with borders reopening 2020-05-14 [BWI]

Proposal for a deal in local government collective agreement rejected 2020-05-08 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Finnish state alcohol monopoly to promote supply chain worker's rights in tandem with the trade unions 2020-05-06 [Trade Union News from Finland]

Polish Elektrobudowa court case finally over after more than eight years 2020-04-24 [Trade Union News from Finland]

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