The Industrial Union issued new strike warnings to the Technology Industry – the strikes would be due to begin on 17 February
Today, 31 January, the Industrial Union has issued new strike warnings to the technology industry. If implemented, the company-specific strikes would last five days, beginning Monday 17 February.
Strike warnings are part of organisational efforts by the Industrial Union to speed up the achievement of contract solutions for the technology and chemical industry workers.
The Industrial Union has previously issued three strike warnings to the technology and chemical industries. The first notice applied to the industrial action beginning on Monday 27 January, the second to industrial action beginning on Monday 3 February, and the third to industrial action beginning on 10 February.
Several member trade unions of the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) have announced their solidarity industrial action to boost Industrial Union collective bargaining.
During the autumn and winter, the Industrial Union has entered into more than fifty company-specific collective bargaining agreements with cost impacts varying between seven and nine per cent over the terms of the agreements.
The Industrial Union has previously announced that its goal for the collective agreement negotiations is to secure a 10% pay rise for workers. This figure is needed to boost workers’ purchasing power in a climate where the cost of living has risen sharply in the last couple of years. According to the Industrial Union, the pay rise target would not undermine the competitiveness of export companies in relation to key competitor countries.
Riku Aalto, President of the Industrial Union, says that the agreements prove that the union’s pay rise target is realistic and reasonable from the standpoint of competitiveness.
“The agreement solutions show that our target has been set appropriately in terms of the businesses. New agreements are constantly being made. Today, we confirmed eighteen new company-specific negotiation outcomes with cost impacts aligned with our previous agreements,” says Aalto.
“The agreement solutions also underline that our pay rise increase is not problematic for competitiveness. In practice, all the agreements made have been made without any labour disputes,” Aalto points out.
Duration and locations of industrial action
Company-specific strike warnings have been issued to 69 businesses in the technology industry.
The businesses in question employ approximately 8,500 people between them. Company-specific walkouts would be scheduled to begin on 17 February 2025 and end on 21 February 2025.
The walkouts do not apply to emergency work or work necessary to protect life and health.
The collective agreement for the technology industry workers expired on 30 November 2024.
More detailed information about the industrial action as well as the affected locations and businesses can be found on the Industrial Union’s website by following this link.
More detailed information about the industrial action as well as the affected locations and businesses can be found on the Industrial Union’s website by following this link.