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Care workers strike begins Tuesday in private sector
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The employers' union Hali and the trade union JHL rejected the settlement proposal, the strike will begin at midnight. See this article to see what kind of wage differences are at the heart of the dispute.
Care workers strike begins Tuesday in private sector
A three-day strike in Finland’s private social services sector starts on Tuesday, 17 February, after unions and employers rejected a mediation proposal on pay. The dispute covers more than 70,000 employees across the sector and affects selected units run by companies including Attendo, Esperi and Mehiläinen. Action focuses on care homes in Lapland and North Ostrobothnia, as well as some child protection units elsewhere in the country.
The Union of Public and Welfare Sectors (JHL) has issued a new strike warning. The strike would affect all private social service companies and would be held from March 3 to 5.
Negotiations are being hampered by the parties' views on wage increases. The trade union JHL says that negotiations in the private social services sector are "seriously stuck". Now the trade union has issued a second strike warning. The new strike warning applies to work in the private social services sector in all member companies of the Welfare Sector Hali ry from 3 to 5 March 2026. Hali members operating in the private social services sector …
The strike in the private social services sector on February 17–19 will affect numerous nursing homes.
Demands For Higher Pay to Close Wage Gaps for Nurses Result in a Strike on Tuesday
Nurses in Northern Finland will go on strike from February 17 to 19, while broader restrictions, including a conditional ban on shift changes and job hunting at major care groups, will continue across the sector.
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