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Ensuring five-day a week delivery of newspapers concerns the functioning of an independent media and of Finnish democracy.
The Finnish Immigration Service turns down Waleed Al-Gburi’s asylum application despite fears for his safety.
“Turkey has a democratically elected government that must not be unseated by force,” write the prime minister and foreign minister to the UJF.
Union urges Sipilä and Soini to hold Turkey to rights agreements.
Union president calls proposals a “victory for common sense”.
Prosecutor General decides to open case following complaint over lax response.
Forty-nine unions, including UJF, back initiative for new confederation
Redundancy talks at Sanoma Media have resulted in 241 job losses, among them nearly 50 journalists.
The three major trade union federations in Finland are calling for the protest, which is also directed at measures that will weaken the leverage of employee organisations in free collective bargaining.
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä’s policy proposals on economic competitiveness undercut journalists’ employment contractual terms.
Union shows solidarity while government slashes development budget.
Media corporation starts redundancy talks that could lead to 280 job losses.