The car and transport workers’ union AKT started a strike today, Wednesday, which can affect everyone’s everyday life. Postal union is in a supportive strike. These affect availability of certain items on shop shelves, emptying waste/garbage containers and delivery of packages and letters.

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  1. Quick translation:
    “The industrial struggle of car and transport workers can be seen, for example, in the emptying of waste containers and at the fruit counters of grocery stores. The support strike delays the delivery of packages and letters.”

    “The car and transport workers’ union AKT started a strike today, Wednesday, which can affect everyone’s everyday life. On Tuesday, AKT rejected the reconciliation proposal, as it did not consider, for example, salary increases to be sufficient. The scope of the strike includes stevedores working in ports and certain automotive industries. This is how the industrial struggle is visible to consumers.

    The effect of the strike in the transport sector may begin to be felt in grocery stores within a few days. In grocery stores, the strike will first appear on imported products in the fruit and vegetable departments, for example bananas, oranges and kiwis. If the strike is prolonged, foreign fruits may run out. The availability of fresh products may also decrease. According to Päivittäistavarakauppa ry, there is no need to hoard food, because 80 percent of the food sold in stores is produced in Finland.

    The industrial action has a significant impact on the emptying of waste bins and recycling points across the country. According to the environmental services of the Helsinki region, HSY, the industrial action significantly affects the emptying of waste bins in the capital region and Kirkkonummi. If possible, HSY urges you to keep the garbage at home until the strike is over.

    The strike also affects waste collection in, for example, Pirkanmaa and South Karelia.

    On the other hand, Rinki, who runs the recycling points, says that the strike makes it difficult to empty the recycling points, especially in Uusimaa and North Ostrobothnia. Rinki hopes that people will keep recycling containers at home if they can.

    The postal and logistics union PAU is starting a support strike next night. According to Posti’s estimate, the delivery of packages, letters, magazines and shipments arriving and departing from abroad will be delayed for several days or more than a week during the ACP strike. Work related to safety and health is delimited outside the support strike. The strike also does not apply to mail delivery. ”

    Certain vital things are excluded from the strike:

    “For example, on the drug shelves of pharmacies, the effects of the strike are not visible. Medicines are limited outside of the strike both in ports and in transport.”

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    So, don’t hoard, try to make as little waste as possible and be patient with mail.

  3. Yeah, it’s started and it seems it’s going to be a long one. The place I work at – they’ve hired triple the amount of workers as temps and temps were told that the strike will go on for a week or two.

    And the first day is going just as smoothly as one expects. Bedlam all around.

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