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SAS agreement will lead to wage squeeze in other companies
Employers will be inspired by the SAS management to make savings on salaries, predicts labour market researcher Flemming Ibsen, who calls SAS’ ultimatum to trade unions “un-Nordic” and “incredibly brutal”.
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The Finish Aviation Union grows while moving away from Finnair
Members of the Finnish Aviation Union have gone through turbulent changes in recent years. Companies have been sold or partly outsourced, some have gone bust and employees have struggled to keep up with all the trade union negotiations.
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Competition from Norwegian changes the Nordic aviation market
Developments in the aviation industry have presented new challenges to politicians, employers and trade unions. Deregulation and increased competition makes it cheaper to fly, which means increased growth. But market conditions could end up being tougher than the partly state owned airlines can handle.
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Finnish pilots spot three mistakes
Pilot fatigue has been one of this year’s big talking points. Not because of an increase in accidents, but in order to tighten rules on rest and flight periods. It has been a hot debate.
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Globalisation of airlines – a walkout for safety?
To see how globalisation can squeeze work conditions, just look at the aviation industry. Everybody wants to fly safely, but both customers and authorities seem tempted by cheap airline tickets. The result is trade unions on their knees while pilots and other airline staff must work longer hours. But is the situation as bleak as…
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Print shrinks as advertising goes online
Newspapers are the fastest shrinking businesses in the USA according to a LinkedIn survey. The social network has looked at their members’ stated occupations. The number of journalists fell by 28.4 percent between 2007 and 2011. Europe and the Nordic countries are right behind this trend.
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Denmark’s media storm
Experts and newspapers warn of the death of even more print media and a decline in the quality of news ahead of political negotiations on moving state media support from printed to digital media. The government calls it necessary change.
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Jobs disappear before the ink is dry
Finnish journalists have faced major changes in recent years – many of them negative ones. Jobs are disappearing and media owners’ visions for the future are bleak.
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Ole Jacob Sunde: the important thing is the media – not whether news is printed on paper
“The most important thing is to have good platforms and sources of information where you find important and relevant news and stories presented with integrity. Which medium is being used is less important in the long run. We should make use of technology,” says Ole Jacob Sunde, chairman both at Schibsted and the Tinius Trust.
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The fastest shrinking trade
Printed newspapers and books are products which have been developing over more than a hundred years. But now the industry is shrinking fast as digital news and books impact on newspaper and book publishers‘ economy. Some call it the world’s fastest shrinking industry.
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