UJF president Hanne Aho is concerned at the lack of progress in the current rounds of talks on the collective agreement covering the press, public broadcaster (Yle – the Finnish Broadcasting Company) and publishing industry. There are only a few days of negotiations left as the current agreement expires 30 November.
Groping, slapping, touching, “elevator eyes”, pleading for sex, dirty remarks, night time messaging, propositioning, pinching, sending naked images. Grabbing, pawing, feeling-up, touching intimate areas, forcible kissing, clutching. Shoulder rubs, staring at breasts, sexualized remarks, referring to a woman as a girl. All this is the sort of sexual harassment that goes on in workplaces inRead More
Employers’ efforts to reduce the leave entitlement of press employees sparked intense debate at the union’s shop stewards’ conference held 7- 8 November. Proposals put forward by employers would slash employees’ holidays by as much as three weeks a year. The union activists rejected the bid. In its proposals to this year’s round of collectiveRead More
Helsinki (31.10.2017 – Heikki Jokinen) There is to be a pay rise in the technology industry of 3.2 per cent over the next two years. The deal covers 100,000 employees and will almost certainly serve as a guideline to be followed for the rest of the collective agreements being negotiated this Autumn.