The global community of media and entertainment unions affiliated with UNI expresses its full solidarity with Finnish film and TV production workers who will strike this Saturday, 8 March 2025, for fair wages and better working conditions.
Led by UNI’s member union, TEME, the union for theatre and media workers, the strike comes after failed negotiations with the employer’s association PALTA over fair pay and a sustainable work-life balance in the industry.
Matthew D. Loeb, UNI MEI President and International President of IATSE, United States said: “The challenges faced by Finnish film and TV workers are not unique to Finland. Across the world, media and entertainment workers are standing up against unfair wages, excessive working hours and unsustainable conditions. Our industry thrives on the talent and dedication of its workforce, and we will not allow their rights and well-being to be undermined. UNI’s global community of media and entertainment unions stands firmly with TEME in this critical moment.”
UNI Global Union’s Media, Entertainment and Arts sector (UNI MEI) has issued a statement of support, reinforcing the joint campaign of media and entertainment unions worldwide for dignity, respect and fair working conditions.
Fair wages and a better work-life balance are global issues that all UNI Global Union member unions have been campaigning for in negotiations across countries in mutual effort to address the structural decent work deficits in the media and entertainment global industry. As member unions continue to advocate for fair pay and decent working conditions rights, the solidarity and union-to-union cooperation through UNI Global Union aims at establishing minimum standards for fair, safe, inclusive and sustainable industry.
UNI calls on PALTA to return to the negotiating table and reach a fair settlement that respects the contributions and well-being of Finland’s film and TV production workers.
