Local government strike closes schools, daycare centres, museums, public libraries
More than 80,000 local government employees strike in ten major Finnish cities 3 – 9 May. In Helsinki,... Read more
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UPM strike over – paper machines up and running again
The 112 day long strike at paper giant UPM paper and pulp mills has finally ended. Paper began... Read more
Workers’ Memorial Day: 30,000 more preventable workplace deaths expected by 2030
Almost 30,000 people may lose their lives at work in the EU over this decade without action to... Read more
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
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