Finland suffers wave of strikes

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Series Details 26.10.07
Publication Date 26/10/2007
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Article reports that Finland is experiencing its worst outbreak of industrial unrest for a generation, October 2007, after relations between the right-leaning government coalition and powerful trade unions collapsed over wage negotiations.

Strikes broke our or were threatened in industries spanning the economy, affecting some 40,000 workers in core areas including shipping, forestry, postal services and steel.

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