Nuclear power plant employees strike in Finland

About 200 employees of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant in south-west Finland left their workplaces on Wednesday in protest against planned changes in the remuneration system. They are expected to return to work on Thursday for further changes - the plant operator informed. The trade union operating in the energy sector commented that TVO (Teollisuuden Voima), operating the Olkiluoto power plant, violated the labor code when it decided to unilaterally change the company's remuneration system. According to local media, employees oppose changes in the bonus payment system, which has been in use since the early 1980s. The company considers the strike illegal, explaining that it will not stop paying the bonuses at issue but will include them in the whole company's system.

TVO employs about 800 people, most of which work at the Olkiluoto power plant. Olkiluoto is located in Eurajoki, about 100 km north of Turku, and is one of two nuclear power plants in Finland.