Sweden
Unions in Veolia, the multinational which owns the Connex transport company, organised an international day of solidarity in support of Swedish activist Per Johanssen, sacked for expressing concerns about health and safety. In Finland, for example, bus drivers demonstrated their solidarity by stopping their buses for two minutes at 2pm.
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The JHL public service union and Jyty private sector union have negotiated a new agreement covering the Helsingin bus company and avoided industrial action. The employers had initially refused to negotiate a deal in line with the general framework agreement but have now conceded and the planned strike on 2 May will not now go ahead. Read more at > JHL (EN)
Local government workers employed by the Aliağa Municipality in Izmir are being sacked without justification and the newly elected mayor is also forcing workers to resign from their union, Genel-İş, and to join another one. The number of dismissals reached 187 on July 24 and workers have been picketing since the 20 May, demanding reinstatement and respect for trade union rights and freedoms. Online support is being coordinated by the Labourstart campaigning organisation and promoted by EPSU and PSI.
