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Political industrial actions on December 14 affect also Posti’s deliveries

12/15/2023

News updated on 15 December:

The political industrial actions on December 14 have ended. Our services will return to normal quickly. Parcels, Christmas cards and freight products will be delivered by Christmas.

News updated on 13 December:

Several trade unions will organize demonstrations lasting up to 24 hours on 14 December across Finland concerning different industries. The political industrial actions are related to the disputes between the Finnish government and the trade unions. The Finnish Post and Logistics Union PAU and the Finnish Transport Workers’ Union AKT are taking part in the political industrial actions. This means that there will be minor delays in postal deliveries and transportation services.

"As this is a short-term disruption, we estimate that our services will return to normal quickly after the political industrial actions. Deliveries can be sent to us normally and parcels, Christmas cards and freight products will be delivered by Christmas”, says Jarmo Ainasoja, Head of Risk Management and Business Continuity. 

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News updated on 12 December:

Finnish Transport Workers’ Union AKT has announced that it will participate in the political industrial action on 14 December 2023. The political industrial actions are estimated to have short-term effects on Posti's transport services.

-- Several trade unions have announced that they will organize demonstrations lasting up to 24 hours on 14 December across Finland concerning different industries. The political industrial actions are related to the disputes between the Finnish government and the trade unions. 

The Finnish Post and Logistics Union PAU has told that it will take part in the political industrial actions. If the demonstrations are implemented, there will be minor delays in postal deliveries. 

"If the political industrial actions take place, there may be short-term delays in mail delivery. As this is a short-term disruption, we estimate that our services will return to normal quickly after the political industrial actions. Deliveries can be sent to us normally and parcels and Christmas cards will be delivered by Christmas”, says Jarmo Ainasoja, Head of Risk Management and Business Continuity. 

Deliveries related to health and safety are restricted outside the political industrial actions. Deliveries related to health and safety include items related to health care (blood and laboratory deliveries) and meal deliveries (schools, kindergartens, institutional and home deliveries of meals for the elderly).