{"id":1230,"date":"2025-02-09T18:14:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T16:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknologiateollisuus.fi\/teknologiatyonantajat\/?p=1230"},"modified":"2025-02-09T19:06:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T17:06:28","slug":"employers-would-have-accepted-the-settlement-proposal-the-industrial-unions-decision-is-a-major-disappointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknologiateollisuus.fi\/teknologiatyonantajat\/en\/employers-would-have-accepted-the-settlement-proposal-the-industrial-unions-decision-is-a-major-disappointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Employers Would Have Accepted the Settlement Proposal: \u201cThe Industrial Union\u2019s Decision is a Major Disappointment\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

National Conciliator Anu Sajavaara<\/strong> presented the settlement proposal Saturday, February 8, and the parties responded on Sunday at 18:00. After extensive discussions, the board of the Technology Industry Employers of Finland approved the proposal, but the Industrial Union rejected it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, the strike in the technology industry will begin on the night between Sunday and Monday. The Industrial Union has issued three additional strike warnings, with planned strikes set to take place from February 10\u201314, 17\u201321, and 24\u201328. Furthermore, the union has imposed a ban on overtime and shift changes, which started on January 13 and will continue until Sunday, March 2, at midnight. Mediation will continue on Wednesday, February 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 The cost level of the proposal carried a risk of weakening cost competitiveness, but considering the challenging labor market situation, we decided after careful deliberation to accept the proposal. On the other hand, the settlement proposal would have significantly improved employees\u2019 purchasing power, which is why the Industrial Union\u2019s decision is a major disappointment, says Jarkko Ruohoniemi<\/strong>, CEO of the Technology Industry Employers of Finland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The negotiations for a new collective agreement began in mid-September, and mediation of the labor dispute started in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Traditionally, wage agreements have been negotiated at a level that both supports employees\u2019 purchasing power and safeguards cost competitiveness. Now, however, the trade unions have attempted to force us into accepting a solution that would further worsen the already concerning state of export companies and employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Settlement Proposal Included a Three-Year Wage Agreement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The settlement proposal contained a three-year wage agreement, under which wage adjustments were to be agreed upon primarily at the local level each contract year. If no local agreement was reached, wages would have been adjusted according to a predefined framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the settlement proposal, the wage adjustment framework consisted of a general increase and a company- or workplace-specific component:<\/p>\n\n\n\n