On Thursday, the Finnish government announced plans to limit the right to strike with new legislation that would impose a 200-euro fine for workers who take part in illegal “political” actions, public broadcaster YLE reported, Reuters reports.

Finnish unions have been protesting the government’s labor reforms and welfare cuts for months and staged several large-scale strikes in January and February, vowing to continue with the new measures unless the government reverses its plans.

Announcing new “industrial peace” legislation on Thursday, Labor Minister Arto Satonen said the government would limit political strikes to 24 hours and introduce a 200-euro fine for workers who take part in a strike that a court has ruled illegal. .

The right to strike will remain unchanged in cases of labor market disputes, such as wage disputes between workers and employers.

The government also plans to ban what Satonen called “disproportionate” solidarity strikes.