Actively representing port operators and promoting port logisticsThe Finnish Port Operators Association is a national employers' and lobbying organization representing the interests of stevedoring and terminal services and other materials handling and logistics operators in Finnish ports. The Association's mission is to protect and improve operating conditions in the sector to ensure that its members can conduct their business profitably and can constantly develop their operations.
NEWSONE STRIKE AVOIDED The strike of warehouse terminal employees and dockers in the freight forwarding industry (members of AKT) that was originally planned to begin on the 5th of March and then postponed, has now been cancelled as the parties have accepted the proposal made by the National Conciliator. ---------- NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUED General agreement negotiations were continued on Tuesday the 9th of March 2010 till late evening, but no result was reached yet. Negotiations will be continued at the National Conciliator's office on Wednesday afternoon (10.3.2010). ---------- STRIKE IN THE FINNISH HARBOURS
The Transport Workers’ Union (AKT) has started a strike in all Finnish harbours on Thursday the 4th of March at 06.00 o’clock.
In practice the strike will mean that AKT members do not handle cargoes arriving in or leaving the harbours. Medicines, hospital equipment, dangerous goods and feed for animals are excluded from the strike and will be handled also during the strike (according to specific procedures).
Situations will vary depending on the harbour and port operator / terminal and we would advise you to contact your own partner in Finland if you require detailed information on a specific matter.
---------- STRIKE BEGAN 4.3.2010 AT 6 IN THE MORNING Negotiations at the National Conciliator’s office ended without any result after midnight. The National Conciliator did not make a draft proposal. The strike has begun at 6.00 am on the 4th of March 2010. The National Conciliator did not schedule a new time for the negotiations which will continue when the National Conciliator calls the negotiators again. --------- ROAD TRAFFIC AGREEMENT REACHED Parties have today, 3.3.2010, at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon accepted the National Conciliator's mediation proposal. The strike that began yesterday will be ended as soon as technically possible.
Port operators agreement negotiations continue in the National Conciliator's office again in the afternoon and evening today 3.3.2010. ---------- The road traffic strike will start on Tuesday 2nd of March at 6 pm. The Transport Worker's Union (AKT) rejected on Monday the National Conciliator's mediation proposal. This means that the AKT strike will stop a major part of Finland's road transport.
The port operators' collective agreement negotiations will continue on Tuesday in the National Conciliator's office.
---------- Ice breakers will not start the strike that threatened to begin on 2.3.2010. Parties have today (27.2.2010) at about 8 o'clock in the evening accepted the proposal made by the National Conciliator Esa Lonka. --------- Negotiations in the National Conciliator’s office continued today (26.2). Next negotiations will be on 2nd and 3rd March. The strike will begin on Thursday 4th March at 6 am unless an agreement is made before that. ---------- The ice breaker and road traffic collective agreement negotiations will continue in office on weekend and Monday 1st march 2010.
---------- Negotiations in the National Conciliator’s office continued today, 24th of February. Next negotiation will be on Friday 26th February at 10 am. The strike will begin on Thursday 4th March at 6 am, unless the agreement is reached before that.
---------- The two boycotts of the Transport Workers’ Union AKT have been dissolved. Helsinki District Court has ordered the Transport Workers’ Union AKT dissolve the two embargoes (boycotts) against Multi-Link Terminals Ltd Oy and Lillbacka Corporation. The district court reaffirmed its decision on penalty of a fine (200.000 euros Multi-Link and 500.000 euros Lillbacka). The AKT confirms in website that they have dissolved the embargoes. The collective agreement negotiations will continue on Wednesday 24th February. The strike threads are as follows: - 2.3. road transport - 2.3. ice breakers - 4.3 dockers - 5.3. warehouse terminal employees and dockers in the freight forwarding industry (members of AKT)
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Negotiations in the National Conciliator’s office on Friday 19th have ended. The main dispute is still the dismissal compensation. The negotiations will continue on Wednesday 24th February 2010.
The AKT local branch has arranged an illegal strike at Steveco Oy, Kotka. The strike is announced to last from Friday 6 am to Saturday 2 pm. The National Conciliator has informed AKT that the strike is illegal. AKT has not denied that. Still AKT refuses to end the strike. The strike will substantially damage the forest industry of South-Eastern Finland.
---------- AKT (Transport Workers’ Union) has today (18.2.2010) announced another strike, one concerning the terminal and harbour workers at forwarding companies, to begin on 5.3.2010 at 06.00 a.m. unless an acceptable by AKT result is reached in the negotiations before that date. Strike will affect 12 companies and stop a major part of the forwarding activities in Finnish foreign traffic. ---------- The Minister of Labour has today (18.2.2010) decided to postpone the beginning of the strike on road transport from 21st of February till 2nd of March 2010 at 6.00 p.m. ---------- Negotiations in the National Conciliator's office on Monday 15.2.2010 have been ended with no result. Next time negotiations will take place in the same Conciliator's office on Friday 19.2.2010 at 10 o'clock. The strike, however, has been postponed to start on Thursday, the fourth of March , instead of next Friday, unless, of course, an agreement is reached before that. ---------- The negotiations in the National Conciliator’s office continued on Friday 12.2.2010 and they will recontinue on Monday 15.2.2010 at 10 o´clock. The strike has been announced to start on 19th of February at 6 AM. The Minister of Labour (by the introduction of the National Conciliator) has the right to postpone the strike maximum 14 days. If the decision is made, it will be made before Tuesday 16th of February 6 AM.
On Friday the 12th of February the Finnish Seamen’s Union announced a strike warning for the ice-breakers starting on 2nd of March. Because of the hard winter the strike would severely influence the ports. The shipping to the northern ports would cease totally. The shipping to the southern ports would be limited depending on how strong the ships' construction is.
Also the road transport collective agreement negotiations continue in the National Conciliator’s office. The strike is due to start on 21st of February at 6 PM.
--------- AKT (Transport Workers’ Union) has decided on an overtime ban in Finnish ports starting 2nd February 2010 at 06.00 am. The overtime ban will delay loading and discharging of vessels in ports. AKT has further called for a stevedores' strike in all Finnish ports starting 19th February 2010 at 06.00 am. unless parties reach an agreement until then. The strike would practically stop all transportation of cargoes through Finnish ports. Short local illegal strikes are obviously to be expected in several harbours before the official strike. --------- Vuosaari harbour in Helsinki is operative since 24.11.2008. Please find more information of the new harbour here |
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