Finland going on strike
On the 2nd of February 2018, large parts of Finnish society will be shutting down. This is because of a protest towards a bill pushed through by the government late last year, which causes some questionable changes to social security, especially towards unemployment benefits. The protest organized by SAK, one of the three central organizations of the Finnish trade unions involves a massive demonstration in Senate Square in Helsinki and a few individual unions going on strike. As a result, building sites, some schools, factories and public transport in many cities will shut down for the day. But, what could cause this kind of a reaction? The reason is the so called "active model" which was pushed through by the government. It's meant to force the unemployed to be more active when looking for a job or have their benefits cut as punishment for failing to fulfill the qualifications. What are those, you might ask. In order to not have cuts made to your benefits, you have ...