PAM supports the collective agreement negotiations of the Finnish Industrial Union with a sympathy strike The sympathy strike applies to service sector employees who do work at the Industrial Union’s strike locations and whose work falls under collective agreements for the property services sector or the hotel, restaurant, and leisure industry. The work stoppage begins on 27 January at 00:01 and ends on 1 February 2025 at 17:59. Check the strike locations at Industrial Union’s website Join PAM Why is PAM starting a sympathy strike at the Industrial Union’s strike locations? PAM wants to support the Industrial Union in its efforts to achieve good working conditions and wage increases that improve employees’ purchasing power and strengthen their livelihoods. Employer representatives have long been coordinating their own objectives and actions. This also challenges employee representatives to strengthen their cooperation. Each SAK-affiliated union negotiates its own industry-specific agreements independently, but unions support one another within the limits of the law to achieve collective agreement solutions. SAK unions reciprocally support each other to ensure that each can achieve its goals in turn. SAK-affiliated unions want to ensure that the agreements reached in the industrial sector are of a standard that provides proper working conditions for industrial employees. Who does the sympathy strike affect? The sympathy strike applies to service sector workers at the Industrial Union’s strike locations and whose work falls under collective agreements for property services sector and collective agreements for employees and supervisors in the hotel, restaurant, and leisure industry. Work tasks included in the sympathy strike must not be performed during the strike. Check strike locations What should I do when the strike begins? If you are scheduled to work at one of the strike locations, do not go to work. There is no need to register separately for the strike. If you are at work when the sympathy strike begins, stop working. Complete the work-related tasks you were doing before the strike begins as normal and leave your shift at the start of the strike. When the strike ends If your shift overlaps with the end of the strike, you remain on strike until the end of your shift. Work does not resume during the same shift. You return to work for your next scheduled shift according to the pre-determined shift list or as otherwise agreed. Strike pay Strike pay is paid to PAM members. You are entitled to strike pay, if you joined PAM before the start of the sympathy strike. Join PAM PAM members participating in the sympathy strike will receive strike pay of €100 (€66.40 net) per strike day for days on which they lost income due to the strike. It is is paid for the period 27 January–1 February 2025 during the sympathy strike. Example: If you had two shifts scheduled during the period (27 January–1 February 2025) and participated in the sympathy strike on those days, you will receive strike pay for two days. Note: You can apply for strike pay starting on the last day of the sympathy strike, 1 February 2025. Apply for strike pay here (form opens on 1 February) During the strike Can I attend training during the strike? If the training takes place outside the worksite, you can attend. What if I fall ill before or during the strike? If you fall ill before the strike starts and are sick on strike days, you must be paid your normal sick pay for those days. Submit medical certificates and notify your employer as soon as possible about your recovery. If you fall ill while on strike, employers are not required to pay sick pay for strike days according to legal practice. However, you are entitled to sickness allowance. Can my employer prohibit me from using occupational health care or employee benefits on strike days? Employers may not discriminate against employees because of union activities. Employees are entitled to use statutory occupational health care services during the strike. Other employee benefits, such as cultural or sports benefits, are also available to you. Where can I get help with strike-related questions? You can always ask for help from your workplace union representative. Contact them if you have any questions! You can also call the employment relationship service Monday–Friday from 10:00 to 14:00 at tel. 030 100 625 or send your questions by email to lakko@pam.fi.
