Statement from the BASTUN network on the arrest and detention on Belarus Trade Union Leaders
21 April 2022 – The BASTUN The BASTUN – Baltic Sea Trade Union Network – condemns the arrest... Read more
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The international trade union movement helps Ukraine
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the international trade union movement has helped Ukraine in various ways: by... Read more
Strike pay varies a lot from union to union
When a union declares a strike, it pays strike pay to its members. Without this benefit and a... Read more
Strikes continue apace in municipal sector
Short strikes are on the increase in the public municipal services sector. Negotiations to reach collective agreements for... Read more
Lasting imprint of war
I’m a child of spring, and the increase in daylight has always given me strength. I thought at... Read more
25,000 nurses to go on strike from beginning of April
A major strike of 25,000 nurses is beginning on 1 April, unless a last-minute agreement can be reached.... Read more
Industrial Union to support paper workers’ strike at UPM to the tune of 2.2 million euro
Collective bargaining at UPM paper mills have not yet yielded any results. The forestry giant UPM still stubbornly... Read more
Unequal treatment of refugees is racism
In the last three weeks, more than three million people have fled the war in Ukraine. The general... Read more
UPM frames paper mill strike as a force majeure
The shortage of printing paper becomes more critical due to the strike at the UPM Finnish paper mills.... Read more