The staff of the two regional kitchens of Saimaa Support Services will be on strike on Monday and Tuesday.

The strike affects kindergarten meals and the swimming pool

Release
18.10.2018 16:10
In five kindergartens, lunch is not necessarily served, but the children are asked to bring snacks from home.

The people of JHL, the union of public and welfare sectors, will be on strike next Monday and Tuesday, October 22-23.10.

As far as the city of Imatra is concerned, this strike has an impact on daycare centers and the operation of the swimming hall, because part of the cleaning and food service personnel of these facilities are covered by the strike.

- On Monday, we try to keep the swimming hall open as usual, but on Tuesday the swimming hall is closed. The sports hall is open both days as usual, welfare service manager Arja Kujala says.

The strike has no effect on the operation of other sports venues, because industrial action measures do not extend to them.

Kindergartens open as usual

Schools are on fall vacation next week, so the strike will not affect them.

Kindergartens are open as usual, but of Saimaa Support Services The staff of the Mansikkala and Vuoksenniska regional kitchens are on strike. Because of this, the food supply is limited in Mansikkala, Imatrankoski, Mikonpuisto and Meltola daycare centers and in the Imatrankoski group family daycare center.

They try to offer breakfast and a snack in these kindergartens, but it is not necessarily possible to organize the actual lunch at all or at most only partially. Also, special diets cannot be offered on strike days.

- Families can bring lunch, which is heated by the staff in the microwave, head of early childhood education Minna Leinonen says.

The strike does not affect all kindergartens. Food services operate almost normally in Rauti, Virasoja, Rajapatsa and Tainionkoski daycare centers, as well as in Vuoksenniska daycare center and Sienimäki group family daycare center.

The strike may still have an effect on Wednesday 24.10 October. to food services due to limited food supply.

Regarding the services of the city of Imatra, the effects of the strike will be announced on the city's website (imatra.fi) as needed during the rest of the week and during Monday and Tuesday.

 

 

 

For more information:

Welfare Service Manager Arja Kujala, arja.kujalaatimatra.fi (arja[dot]kujala[at]imatra[dot]fi), tel. 020 6172227

Minna Leinonen, head of early childhood education services, to go. leinoneatimatra.fi, tel. 020 617 3515

Food service director Elina Särmälä, Saimaa Support Services, phone 040 827 4667