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At her May Day speech in Helsinki, President of UNI\u2019s Finnish affiliate PAM Annika R\u00f6nni-S\u00e4llinen gave a rallying cry for workers\u2019 wages to keep up with the soaring cost-of-living.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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PAM, who is issuing a strike warning, says that workers earning lower wages are particularly disadvantaged by the current general pay rise model. An across-the-board increase of 2 per cent for all economic sectors, for example, paired with climbing prices, widens the pay gap for employees at the bottom of the pay scale.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“We need to change the way working conditions are established now, because without a fundamental change, working people will struggle to pay their bills and feed their families. The cost-of-living crisis is particularly difficult for people in precarious work and low-income positions,” said R\u00f6nni-S\u00e4llinen.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She called for a restoration of a wage system that is based on solidarity and that would reduce the gap between the highest and lowest earners in the economy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This price squeeze is not only being felt in Finland. Working people throughout the world are feeling the crunch as the cost-of-living skyrockets and wages remain flat.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As unions exit a debilitating global pandemic which saw the loss of millions of jobs and a terrible impact on the vulnerable, the war in Ukraine threatens to make food and energy unaffordable for millions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Around the world, unions like PAM and workers are fighting back to ensure that wages keep pace with spiralling inflation and working families are not overwhelmed by rocketing prices.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the UK, UNI affiliate\u00a0<\/span>Unite the Union<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0are demanding that the \u201c<\/span>profiteers who made billions from the pandemic and surging energy costs must be made to give back to workers and the public on whose backs their money was made.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In Spain, France and Belgium, unions like\u00a0<\/span>CCOO, UGT<\/span><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>CGT<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>FGTB\/ABVV<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0are taking to the streets to protest the rising costs of food, light and fuel, which have been exacerbated by war in Ukraine and threaten their members livelihoods.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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UNI General Secretary Christy Hoffman echoed Ronni-Sallinen\u2019s call to action saying, \u201cAll over the world, wages are falling due to inflation, and working people are struggling to afford energy, food, and basic amenities due to skyrocketing prices.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe only way we can successfully meet the challenge of the cost-of-living crisis, is through collective bargaining and strong unions\u00a0<\/span>strong unions like PAM demanding more from employers and governments.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At her May Day speech in Helsinki, President of UNI\u2019s Finnish affiliate PAM Annika R\u00f6nni-S\u00e4llinen gave a rallying cry for workers\u2019 wages to keep up with the soaring cost-of-living.\u00a0\u00a0 PAM, who is issuing a strike warning, says that workers earning lower wages are particularly disadvantaged by the current general pay rise model. 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