Finland's senior white-collar workers launch another strike threat
Nov 22 2010 The Finnish Federation of Professional and Managerial Staff, YTN, has given notice of a new strike for its members, as the union and the Forest Industries Federation have not managed to reach a new collective agreement.
YTN has announced a new strike, this time a ten-day strike that will begin on December 3. The forest industry, which exports over 90 percent of its production, reckons that the strike will not affect its production operations. However, the strike will have an adverse impact on its reputation as a reliable supplier of goods.In 2009, the forest industry employed over 3,500 professional and managerial employees, some 3,000 of whom worked in the paper industry or in forestry.