Whose constituency? Representativeness of the Finnish Paper Workers' Union, innovation strategies, and outsourcing in the Finnish paper industry between 1980 and 2008

摘要

Outsourcing has been a conflictual issue in the Finnish paper industry, which reached a temporary solution in 2005. This article analyses the Paper Workers' Union's stance on outsourcing, arguing that it has been defending acquired rights and perhaps deliberately narrowed its representation of diverse constituencies over time.