Possible strike would affect travel to educational institutions and meals in schools on 14th of December 2023
Several trade unions, including the Finnish Transport Workers’ Union AKT and Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors JHL, have issued a strike warning. If the strike takes place, public transport (buses, trains, trams, metros) will stop on Thursday. There will also be changes to the menus of the educational institutions and daycare centers.
The strike will affect pupils and students who take the bus, train, tram or metro to school. There will be no substitute transport to schools and educational institutions. School taxis will most likely run as normal.
The strike will also impact Vantaan Tilapalvelut Vantti. Vantti delivers, for instance, meal services to educational institutions and daycare centers in Vantaa. If the strike takes place, it will impact meals in most of Vantaa’s educational institutions and daycare centers.
Travel to general upper secondary schools and Varia
In upper secondary education, students are generally expected to come to the educational institution. If some of the students are unable to be present due to the strike, the teacher may open a remote connection during the lesson, if possible. The principals will inform school based about the practical arrangements for Thursday.
Vocational students in on-the-job learning agree on arrangements separately with the on-the-job learning place.
School and daycare center meals
On Thursday the 14th of December, we will primarily replace school and daycare center meals with backup food. The backup food package includes snacks such as biscuits, smoothies, juice soup and crisp bread. Unfortunately, we cannot account for special diets on Thursday. People with special diets or food needs, we kindly ask you to prepare and bring your own snacks.
Because of the exceptional day, there will be menu changes in the coming days as well.
Vantti will provide ordinary meals in units where it is possible. In the educational institutions and daycare centers to which Palmia delivers food, food is available as normally.