MasterIsYoda
05-27-2005, 07:22 AM
Shoppers in Finland have raided shelves for toilet paper in fear of it running out as a lockout of workers keeps the Nordic country's paper mills shut.
"As soon as we get a delivery, the packages vanish off the shelves," said Hille Laine, manager of a central Helsinki shop that had no tissue paper products left.
"The big bags go first."
Paper makers enforced a four-week lockout on May 18 following a two-day strike by workers.
The dispute in the key export sector is mainly over industry's plans to scrap mill shutdowns during some holidays and on the use of outside labour.
The latest round of talks between workers and employers ended without a deal on Wednesday, meaning that the lockout will continue at least until Monday when they are due to meet again.
- Reuters
http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1377200.htm
"As soon as we get a delivery, the packages vanish off the shelves," said Hille Laine, manager of a central Helsinki shop that had no tissue paper products left.
"The big bags go first."
Paper makers enforced a four-week lockout on May 18 following a two-day strike by workers.
The dispute in the key export sector is mainly over industry's plans to scrap mill shutdowns during some holidays and on the use of outside labour.
The latest round of talks between workers and employers ended without a deal on Wednesday, meaning that the lockout will continue at least until Monday when they are due to meet again.
- Reuters
http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1377200.htm