Now the law's involved

It's not just me that thinks the Finnish paper makers are behaving in a manner befitting a Dickensian mill owner, the Finnish Minster of justice does too, as this extract from Chemical News and Intelligence shows:

LONDON (CNI)--Finland’s minister of justice Johannes Koskinen has criticised Finnish paper factory employers for their uncompromising action in declaring a lock-out of pulp and paper workers.

His intervention in the industry's pay dispute was made ahead of new negotiations on Wednesday between paper workers' trade union Pappersförbundet and employer organisation Skogsindustrin (Federation of the Finnish Paper Industry).

In a column in Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat, Koskinen said a third party should be brought in to solve the dispute. He added that negotiations over a longer period would be more constructive than strikes, lock-outs and a ban on overtime. Finland’s minister of justice Johannes Koskinen has criticised Finnish paper factory employers for their uncompromising action in declaring a lock-out of pulp and paper workers.