Month: January 2025

Service Union United PAM announces strikes in the commerce sector – PAM’s wage increase demands are unrealistic

Today, Friday 31 January 2025, PAM announced that it will start massive strikes in the commerce sector. The strikes will particularly target the largest logistics and daily consumer goods trade operators in the commerce sector. The Finnish Commerce Federation has actively sought a joint solution through negotiations throughout January. PAM’s strike announcement means that the joint work will go to waste.

PAM broke off the negotiation

Service Union United PAM announced on Thursday evening that it would break off the collective bargaining negotiations for the retail sector. The Retail Employers’ Association will inform immediately about the … Continued

A responsible and supervised sales model for nicotine pouches must be created quickly

Nicotine pouches have established themselves in the Finnish market and their use has increased in recent years. Product regulation is necessary, but legislation must be balanced. Public health and economic considerations must be taken into account and sales must always be responsible and supervised. The state would receive up to 150 million euros of tax revenue per year from the sale of nicotine pouches. The majority of users have switched to nicotine pouches from cigarettes, e-cigarettes or snuff.