Finland’s air traffic controllers get new contract to end long-standing dispute
The long-running contract dispute between the Finnish Air Traffic Controllers Association (SLJY) and the Service Sector Employers’ group Palta is
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Air traffic controllers’ lockout set for ski holidays in eastern, northern Finland
Air traffic controllers have announced their intention to embark on a one-week workers’ lockout from 9.00am 4 March until 9.00am on
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What Permanent Fund Dividend checks do for jobs, crime and health in Alaska
The checks qualified Alaskans receive each year give residents some extra cash. But the Permanent Fund Dividend, or PFD, could
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Lack of staff forces legal aid closure in Inuit region of Arctic Quebec
The legal aide office in Kuujjuaq, the administrative capital of the Inuit region of Nunavik, Quebec, will be temporarily shut
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Struggling to hire, Finnish firms send mixed economic signals
Mixed economic signals emerge from the latest survey from Finland’s main business lobby. Expectations took a dip at the start
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Northern Canada: Northwest Territories gov, mining company sign agreement on benefits of proposed mine
A proposed mine in the Northwest Territories (Canada’s central Arctic) is closer to reality after a socio-economic agreement was signed
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Climate change, birth rate should be Finnish gov’s top priorities: report
Finland should pursue a more ambitious climate policy and take steps to counteract the unfavorable decline in population, both developments
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Dock dispute brings harbours in Sweden to a standstill
A strike by workers and lockout by employers in Sweden’s most important ports is affecting the flow of goods in
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Why are people moving away from Alaska?
More people are leaving Alaska than are moving to the state, leading to overall population decline. That’s the major takeaway
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Territory in Northern Canada considering ‘domestic violence leave’
Employees in the Northwest Territories, in Canada’s central Arctic, may soon be able to take leave from work if they
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Alaska’s senator Murkowski says ‘no’ to building wall on U.S.-Mexico border with military funds
U.S. President Donald Trump has been floating the idea of building a wall using military construction dollars. Sen. Lisa Murkowski
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Spike in seasonal workers causes tax office backlog in northern Finland
As tourism in Lapland hits its winter high season, tax officials in northern Finland are facing a deluge of work
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Thousands of overseas applicants vie for seasonal jobs in Arctic Finland
Travel agents and employers in Finland’s northernmost region say they have seen a marked increase in the number of seasonal employees
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“Climate change will be a major market distortion”, says Finland’s central bank
Finland has come to the end of a period of rapid economic growth, the bank of Finland said in economic
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Boom times ahead in two of Canada’s northern territories, report says
Good times are in store for Yukon (west Arctic) and Nunavut (east Arctic) in the coming years, according to a
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