No solution yet to dispute with forest industry managerial staff
Nov 2 2010 The settlement process has not yet brought any result in the labor market dispute for professional and managerial staff in the Finnish forest industry.
The Federation of Professional and Managerial Staff, YTN, declared a four-day strike, which began Friday, 29 October.The strike did not directly affect production activities, but it nevertheless blemishes the export-dependent industry’s reputation as a reliable supplier of goods, according to the Finnish Forest Industried Federation.In 2009, the forest industry in Finland employed more than 3,500 professional and managerial staff members, of whom almost 3,000 worked within the paper industry or in forestry.