According to celebrity retailers, the strike had little effect. Antti Raiski says that he understands why the employee organizations have ended up going on strike.
This week, political strikes by employee organizations started all over Finland. The effects can be seen in many industries, such as grocery stores.
The strike that targeted grocery stores on Thursday should no longer be visible on Friday.
Iltalehti reached out to well-known shopkeepers to tell how the day of the strike went in the grocery store.
Ex-bar king Antti Raiski owns a K-shop in Hiidenranta, Vihti. The strike did not greatly affect the operation of the village store on Thursday. About a dozen employees work in the store.
– It has been very calm. Of course, the strike has had an impact on deliveries, so we have had to prepare a little in advance. We have such a small store that all employees were at work, Raiski commented to Iltalehte.
Ex-tango king Antti Raiski works as a K-trader today. Jussi Eskola – +358 40 579 0011
The merchant says he understands the purpose of the strike.
– Of course, everyone has the right to their own opinions and the right to strike. Now we are in a difficult situation and savings should be made. However, people should have money to live when payments, electricity and everything else are more expensive. Nothing happens if you do nothing. In that sense, it’s good that we discuss and stimulate discussion about how we should act now.
Vesa Keskinen manages Tuuri’s Kyläkauppa. According to Keskinen, the strike had no impact on the everyday life of the shopping center.
– Indirect effects cannot yet be assessed at this stage. Yesterday was a normal trading day, Keskinen informs Iltalehte.
Vesa Keskinen shopping center had a normal trading day on Thursday despite the strike. IL archive
He also has a direct opinion on the industrial struggle.
– Hopefully, the labor struggles will lead to mathematically calculated long-term and good solutions for our country. At least not to the opposite decisions, Keskinen sums up.
Iltalehti reported on Thursday how Limingantulli’s Prisma in Oulu had prepared for a strike in an exceptionally bold manner. Gambling machines, self-service cash registers, the information point in the lobby and some of the cash registers were bordered by net fences familiar from construction sites.
– Supervising and keeping cash registers open requires special skills, the presence of which was not certain due to the political strike, Limingantulli’s Prisma manager Anna Kela replied to Iltalehti by text message.