More than 120 workers on strike in Päijät-Häme – most of them drivers

Plastic waste containers in a waste shelter in Mukkula, Lahti.
If the strike is prolonged, cardboard and biowaste containers in particular may fill up when not all waste is transported.

For citizens, the impact of the strike will first be felt in the waste bins, as L

The strike launched by the Transport and Transport Workers’ Federation (AKT) early Wednesday morning affects the operations of the Kaukokiido and Schenker distribution centres in Päijät-Häme.

The Union of Postal and Logistics Workers’ Unions’ support strike launched late Thursday night

also slows down postal deliveries, after postal terminal workers missed work today.

Citizens will first see the effects of the strike in the waste bins, when L

The strike does not affect the waste transport of Salpakierro, which operates widely in the Lahti area.

The housing company he manages comprises four large apartment buildings in Mukkula, Lahti.

Engström urges residents to keep cardboard and plastics at home during the strike, if possible.

Among the strikers, the first day has passed in good mood and calmly.

– No excesses have taken place in Päijät-Hämee, chairman Malinen assures.