30k Finns protest govt-planned cuts, nationwide strike grinds country to a halt…(Coming To A Country Near You!!)
RT.com
18 Sep, 2015
Finnish trade unions have launched a national one-day strike protesting against austerity measures. Some 30,000 people have taken to the streets of Helsinki rallying against the government’s plans to aid the economy at the expense of workers.
The protesters are angry with the government’s plans to boost the competitive advantage of the Finnish economy by 5 percent in 3 years by cutting payments and compensation to working people.
Finland’s three largest trade unions: Akava, SAK and SKKT have organized their 2.2 million members to strike in protest against the government’s reduction in expenditure plans at national level.
Finnish media has stressed that the grandeur of the event is unprecedented in nearly 100 years. The last time anything similar was witnessed in the capital was in 1917, when Finland gained independence from Russia.
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