Due to ample feedback from their members, the board of the board of NOSYT ry (Nokia Oulu senior salaried persons, registered association) and NTYT ry (Nokia Tampere senior salaried persons, registered association) has made a decision to recommend all senior salaried persons to leave their work places today 23.02.2007 at 14:00 sharp ‘to take care of their own matters and enjoy the weekend.’

Administrative and other office staff stopped work at Nokia's Oulu and Tampere operations at 2 p.m. (1200 GMT) on Friday, said one union official, who was unable to say how long the action would last. Finnish news agency STT quoted a union official as saying up to 8,500 staff would walk out.

Nokia spokeswoman Arja Suominen said the company had been informed of a staff walkout later on Friday, but declined to comment on how many personnel might be involved. "I am unable to comment any further on that at this time," she said.  She also added that Nokia had not had significant strikes or walkouts anywhere in the company's recent history. "They are very rare," she said.

The decisions came after the company said it was reorganising some operations earlier this month, which could result in up to 700 job losses, including about 340 in its home base. Nokia employed nearly 23,900 people in Finland at the end of last year out of which about 4000 are based in Oulu.Nokia has several units in Oulu, located in various parts of the city.

Nokia said it intended to shift some positions in research and development as well as marketing and sales and information technology, but could not say how many staff would actually be cut. The company plans to shift these positions in to be closer to its markets. Nokia has however said that they would seek to redeploy those affected by the cuts into new positions within the company and offer voluntary retirement where possible.

Terrible bonuses, despite excellent results together with several co-operation negotiations (YT), in last couple of years and the resulting layoffs have caused uncertainty in Nokia employees; this feeling of uncertainty has increased every time they have had these negotiations. One by one each unit has gone through this process and by now almost every employee has had their job threatened - even though some may have not realized this.

Obviously, the unions are far from happy. According to the unions, ‘The employees of Nokia are depressed by a deep concern for their own and Nokia’s future. The employees wish to express their disagreement with the measures Nokia has selected for improving its financial result. They want the management to pay serious attention to their decisions in this issue and hope that they can work together to get Nokia into better shape.’

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