A new strike warning for the trade sector – including all K-Citymarkets, Prismas and Lidl (news in Finnish, translated into English)
A new strike warning for the trade sector – including all K-Citymarkets, Prismas and Lidl (news in Finnish, translated into English)
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Google translated since I couldn’t find news about this in English, and this probably is important:
“The service industry trade union Pam warns of a new strike in the trade sector. The new strike would start on February 16 and last until February 18, unless an agreement is reached in the labor dispute before then.
Pam says in her press release that the new strike affects 415 locations, where a total of approximately 26,000 employees and supervisors work.
According to Pam, all K-Citymarkets, Prismat and Lidl stores, as well as 42 Tokmanni and 14 Halpa-Halli stores are affected by the strike. Also included are Kesko Logistiikka’s terminals in Tampere, Turku, Kuopio and Oulu, as well as Veljekset Keskinen Oy’s stores, i.e. Tuuri’s village shop.”
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“During the last weeks, Pam has warned of several strikes in warehouses and stores. If no agreement is reached, the first of Pam’s strikes will take place on the 6th-9th. February. It targets 25 warehouses.
The union has announced the next strike on 9.–11. February. It applies to over 160 locations in the trade sector, among which are Prisms and K-Citymarkets in big cities.
Even before the strike announced on Tuesday, there will be a strike targeting 47 warehouses on the 13th-16th. February. Among them are several large logistics centers for grocery stores.”
It’s the any info on how people can support the strike?
It should be made illegal to strike in a way that takes access to food and everyday basic needs products away from an entire population. Same as they did with the nurses, they can’t all strike at the same time! You just can’t stop providing necessary services. The food chains have a responsibility. It is utterly irresponsible and not acceptable. I understand trying to leverage power, but this is not the way. The chains should do rotating strikes, a complete blackout is not ok and I hope if it happens the persons responsible for organizing it and making it happen will be held accountable.
Europe import a lot of asylum seekers in hope a cheap work force (to keep the salary at minimum level), but in reality they are low balling their own youth generation into doing hard work for pennies. Nice strategy while hundred of people who come via study or work visa getting kicked out every year.
These stores have been making record profits with these increased “inflation” prices. Seems only logical the workers get their fair share of the pie !
Let’s say I am working in a company that has a strike soon.
– Is it illegal that I am still working on those days?
– If I do strike, I assume instead of getting money from the employer, I will receive it from the union who proposed the strike? I am however not in the union, so that means I won’t receive anything right?
Totally new to this so info is much appreciated.
Better watch out, they might just have to invest more in self checkout machines and automation if the workers become “too expensive”. Because what really matters is profit and economic growth.