Finland Rattled by Political Strikes Against the Conservative Governments’ Anti-Union Agenda

Summary, in English

For the past months, Finland has been shaken by recurring strike waves, involving hundreds of thousands of workers in all sectors of the economy. The strikes are political, not directed at any particular company or related to bargaining demands. Instead, the primary target is the conservative Finnish government, and its plan to implement a wide set of policies aimed at improving the manufacturing sector’s competitiveness after many years of weak economic growth. If passed, these policies would weaken unions significantly, and contribute to the employer strategy to dismantle the Finnish sectoral bargaining model.

• Författare: German Bender; Anders Kjellberg
• Avdelning/ar: Sociologi
• Publiceringsår: 2024-04-10
• Språk: Engelska
• Länkar: https://onlabor.org/finland-rattled-by-political-strikes-against-the-conservative-governments-anti-union-agenda/
• Dokumenttyp: Övrigt
• Förlag: Harvard Law School
• Ämne: Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
• Nyckelord: Finland; political strike; anti-union; collective bargaining; trade union; industrial relations; strike; labour law; pattern bargaining; export industries; local bargaining
• Status: Published
• Projekt: Trade Unions in Europe (27 EU countries)