Study title

Labour Conflict of the Nurses and the Media 2007-2008

Dataset ID Number

FSD2505

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2505

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Reunanen, Esa (University of Tampere. Department of Journalism and Mass Communication)
• Kunelius, Risto (University of Tampere. Department of Journalism and Mass Communication)
• Noppari, Elina (University of Tampere. Department of Journalism and Mass Communication)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Niemi, Inari
• Hyvärinen, Erika
• Hermunen, Sinikka
• Parkkinen, Jaakko
• Dahroos, Tuomas
• Hakala, Jarkko

Abstract

The data consist of 23 face-to-face interviews studying the thoughts of Finnish elite power brokers on the media and its influence on their work. The example case in these interviews was the labour conflict and wages debate of Finnish nurses during 2006-2007. Before parliamentary elections, a major political party had promised nurses a 24% pay raise. A lively media debate followed when the main trade union of nurses demanded the promised wage increase, announcing a mass resignation of nurses unless the demand was met. The parliament passed an emergency bill which would enable employers to order healthcare personnel to remain at jobs considered essential for patient safety. The interviews covered what kind of impact the media publicity had had on the negotiations and decision-making regarding issue, who had real power to influence the issue, the relationship between the media and the interviewees' organisation, and how the organisation used and kept contact with the media. Views were also probed on the power of the media and mediatization. The interviewees were representatives of the stakeholder employer organisations and trade unions, political parties and public authorities.

The interviews were part of the research project "Media as a holder and a vehicle of power" conducted by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Tampere. For other datasets originating from the project, see FSD2576, FSD2577 and FSD2504.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

collective agreements; collective bargaining; labour disputes; mass media; mass media coverage; political power; wages; wages policy

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Labour relations/conflict (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Media (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Reunanen, Esa (University of Tampere. Department of Journalism and Mass Communication)
• Kunelius, Risto (University of Tampere. Department of Journalism and Mass Communication)
• Noppari, Elina (University of Tampere. Department of Journalism and Mass Communication)

Time Period Covered

2006 – 2007-11-18

Collection Dates

2007-10-26 – 2010-04-02

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Event/Process/Activity

Organization/Institution

Universe

Stakeholder parties in the labour conflict and wages debate of nurses, representatives of political parties and voluntary organisations, public officials and researchers

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The interviewees were recruited by searching in the media and organising preliminary background interviews about the labour dispute of nurses. People who were parties to the labour dispute or otherwise active in it were interviewed.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

23 interview transcripts, 634 pages in total. The transcripts in RTF and HTML file format.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD2504 Media and Power 2009

FSD2576 Smash Asem, Legal Proceedings and the Media 2008

FSD2577 Creation of the Innovation University and the Media 2008

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The archived data do not contain six interviews whose participants did not give consent to archiving.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Reunanen, Esa (University of Tampere) & Kunelius, Risto (University of Tampere) & Noppari, Elina (University of Tampere): Labour Conflict of the Nurses and the Media 2007-2008 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2010-09-20). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2505

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Reunanen, Esa & Kunelius, Risto & Noppari, Elina (2010). Mediatization in context: Consensus culture, media and decision making in the 21st century, the case of Finland. Communications 35:3, 287-307.

Kunelius, Risto & Noppari, Elina & Reunanen, Esa (2009). Media vallan verkoissa. Tiedotusopin laitoksen julkaisuja A 112. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto.

Kunelius, Risto & Reunanen, Esa (2008). Iltalehden suuri lupaus. Journalismikritiikin vuosikirja. Tiedotustutkimus 31:2, 45-63.

Noppari, Elina (2010). "Ihmisiähän tässä kaikki ollaan." Suomalaisten päättäjien ja journalistien vuorovaikutus ja luottamuksen rakentumisen käytännöt. Media & Viestintä 33:3, 32-49.