Helsinki (01.04.2004 – Juhani Artto) Since January 1998 Trade Union News from Finland has been financed by several Finnish trade union organisations. Originally there were twelve such organisations, but a few years ago the merger of two unions reduced the number of sponsors to eleven.
Today the sponsoring group again changes slightly as the publication gains one new sponsor and loses another. The new sponsor is the Trade Union Solidarity Centre of Finland – SASK. This organisation is well known in the trade union movements of many developing countries in which SASK has, since the late 1980s, actively supported work to strengthen trade unionism.
Basic details of SASK and its projects in the countries of the South are available in English on the organisation's website.
The loss of a sponsor is once again due to a union merger. The Textile and Garment Workers’ Union will merge next month with another sponsor, the Chemical Workers’ Union.
These changes will not influence the editorial policy of Trade Union News from Finland.