The Finnish Transport Workers’ Union (AKT) and the Finnish port operators have reached an agreement on the stevedoring industry’s collective agreement after a two-week strike.
The previous collective agreement expired at the end of January and the new one negotiated by AKT and the Finnish Port Operators’ Association was agreed on 1 March.
The length of the new collective agreement is 25 months, ending on 28 February 2025, and the port workers will see pay increases of 6.3% over the 25-month agreement term, with a one-off payment of €1,100 (around US$1,170). For part-time employees, the installment will be paid according to the working time.
“At AKT, we are satisfied with both the signed collective agreement and the end of the labor dispute. The round has been difficult because the negotiations have included an exceptionally large number of external factors. From the beginning, we have negotiated our own starting points, taking into account the interests of our own members,” AKT chairman Ismo Kokko.
The deal ends all industrial action immediately and all the stevedores and port workers will return to work as soon as possible.
