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To All Americans
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO STOP NORDIC CHEATING.
JOIN US. HELP put a NO BUY ZONE over Sweden and Finland.
We did the right thing. We invested Sonera’s money with the right partners, at the right time and the right price. We quickly added great value for everyone. We trusted Sonera. We worked smart, hard and fast. We carved out gains of $1.5 billion for Sonera in the United States. We delivered a massive win. Sonera earned 97%, $1.455 billion. We earned 3%, 45.0 million.
Sonera seized our small share of that great success. They dumped us into a too long delayed and worthless incentive scheme. We demand our earnings and all earnings on our earnings. Nordic leaders refuse to discuss a settlement of this dispute. They think they can cheat our small yet very successful U.S. team. Help us FIGHT FOR FAIRNESS.
TELIASONERA CLAIMS a right to:
Delay creation of promised incentive schemes two years and
Dump our team into an incentive scheme made worthless by that delay.
WE CLAIM that treaties and agreements require TeliaSonera to:
Protect our earnings;
Follow U.S. not Nordic work and pay rules;
Grant our team most favored nation treatment. [Nordic leaders retroactively priced one-half of the stock options granted to three most favored business units. We claim similar treatment.]
Governments in Sweden and Finland choose to ignore long-standing treaties and agreements. They show no respect for our team, for American citizens, or for our American way of doing things. They seek to force Nordic pay policies and practices on U.S. citizens working in the U.S. They back TeliaSonera's grab of more than $115 million earned by U.S. citizens working in the United States. That is not legal. That is not moral. That is not ethical. We think they should play by the long agreed rules or get out of the United States.
HELP STOP NORDIC CHEATING.
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Tell Nordic leaders you support the NO BUY ZONE.
Tell Nordic leaders to disgorge their ill-gotten gains or get out of the U.S.
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SETTLEMENT- We stand ready to meet our former Nordic partners halfway. We also stand ready to contribute up to one-third of the amount we recover to the top five charities named by those who Send-A-Message to Nordic leaders. However, there can be no assurance that even with your help we will recover any of our stolen earnings.
THANKS, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
Murray Swanson
Nordic Ethics
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO STOP NORDIC CHEATING.
JOIN US. HELP put a NO BUY ZONE over Sweden and Finland.
We did the right thing. We invested Sonera’s money with the right partners, at the right time and the right price. We quickly added great value for everyone. We trusted Sonera. We worked smart, hard and fast. We carved out gains of $1.5 billion for Sonera in the United States. We delivered a massive win. Sonera earned 97%, $1.455 billion. We earned 3%, 45.0 million.
Sonera seized our small share of that great success. They dumped us into a too long delayed and worthless incentive scheme. We demand our earnings and all earnings on our earnings. Nordic leaders refuse to discuss a settlement of this dispute. They think they can cheat our small yet very successful U.S. team. Help us FIGHT FOR FAIRNESS.
TELIASONERA CLAIMS a right to:
Delay creation of promised incentive schemes two years and
Dump our team into an incentive scheme made worthless by that delay.
WE CLAIM that treaties and agreements require TeliaSonera to:
Protect our earnings;
Follow U.S. not Nordic work and pay rules;
Grant our team most favored nation treatment. [Nordic leaders retroactively priced one-half of the stock options granted to three most favored business units. We claim similar treatment.]
Governments in Sweden and Finland choose to ignore long-standing treaties and agreements. They show no respect for our team, for American citizens, or for our American way of doing things. They seek to force Nordic pay policies and practices on U.S. citizens working in the U.S. They back TeliaSonera's grab of more than $115 million earned by U.S. citizens working in the United States. That is not legal. That is not moral. That is not ethical. We think they should play by the long agreed rules or get out of the United States.
HELP STOP NORDIC CHEATING.
Watch an animated video below for a discussion of this situation.
Click SEND-A-MESSAGE to:
Tell Nordic leaders you support the NO BUY ZONE.
Tell Nordic leaders to disgorge their ill-gotten gains or get out of the U.S.
Enter your name, email address and charity of your choice.
FORWARD this message to your friends, family, and colleagues. Help us send one million messages to Nordic Leaders. Help fight for all Americans!
SETTLEMENT- We stand ready to meet our former Nordic partners halfway. We also stand ready to contribute up to one-third of the amount we recover to the top five charities named by those who Send-A-Message to Nordic leaders. However, there can be no assurance that even with your help we will recover any of our stolen earnings.
THANKS, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
Murray Swanson
Nordic Ethics
The Right Thing
Our US team worked hard. We made good things happen. We found ways to create business opportunities and gains of EUR 1.16 billion in the United States for Nordic government controlled Sonera. We found ways to respect our Nordic partners and add great value. We did the “Right Thing.” We earned the promised 3% share of the fruits of our labors.
The Wrong Thing Our Nordic partners unjustly enriched themselves at our expense. Our Nordic partners claim all the benefits of our leadership and hard work in the milieu of US policies and practices. And they seek to give us the adverse impact of Nordic delays and mistakes within a milieu of restrictive Nordic policies, practices, and politics.
Our Nordic partners gave us no respect and no opportunity to share in the great value we created. Sonera’s Management and Board of Directors worked to create promised incentive schemes for each of its business units. They sought advice and guidance from outside experts. Following more than 18 months of debate and delay, they established retroactively priced incentive schemes for three money-losing units. And they belatedly forced our money-winning unit into an incentive scheme that gave us no opportunity to share in the fruits of our labors.
Today TeliaSonera’s controlling shareowners, the Governments of Finland and Sweden refuse to compel TeliaSonera to protect our team’s constitutional rights and to honor their commitments as members of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development. Moreover, TeliaSonera and these Governments conveniently ignore their claimed commitments to strong moral values and high ethical standards.
Why did our trusted Nordic partners claim our share of the fruits of our labors? Why does TeliaSonera continue to hold and earn on assets it does not legitimately own? Why do the governments of Sweden and Finland, support Sonera’s decision to expropriate the fruits of our labors?
We see three major reasons why it is so hard for Nordic leaders to show our team the respect, consideration and fair treatment we earned. First, there is a strong bias against US style incentive schemes in Finland and Sweden. Second, Nordic leaders seek to avoid criticism for retroactively implementing incentive schemes that some politicians claim gives away the assets of a state-owned company. Finally, Nordic leaders refuse to accept accountability for their delays, poor decisions, and mistakes.
The Best Thing We strongly object to all efforts to penalize US citizens for Nordic delays, mistakes, policies, and prejudices. We demand that the Government of Sweden cease its support of asset seizures that violate our rights. We demand that Finland, Sweden and the United States work proactively to protect our rights under OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. And we demand that TeliaSonera give us the full protection of its Code of Ethics.
We seek to resolve this situation through respectful and considerate negotiations. TeliaSonera, Finland and Sweden refuse to discuss this situation. TeliaSonera’s Audit Committee has not responded to our complaint that the Company has failed to comply with its Code of Ethics. The Government of Sweden has refused to provide a copy of its annual OECD compliance audit/review. We are seeking assistance from US Government agencies to resolve this matter. Meanwhile, remember:
STOP BUYING GOODS FROM FINLAND AND SWEDEN
Our US team worked hard. We made good things happen. We found ways to create business opportunities and gains of EUR 1.16 billion in the United States for Nordic government controlled Sonera. We found ways to respect our Nordic partners and add great value. We did the “Right Thing.” We earned the promised 3% share of the fruits of our labors.
The Wrong Thing Our Nordic partners unjustly enriched themselves at our expense. Our Nordic partners claim all the benefits of our leadership and hard work in the milieu of US policies and practices. And they seek to give us the adverse impact of Nordic delays and mistakes within a milieu of restrictive Nordic policies, practices, and politics.
Our Nordic partners gave us no respect and no opportunity to share in the great value we created. Sonera’s Management and Board of Directors worked to create promised incentive schemes for each of its business units. They sought advice and guidance from outside experts. Following more than 18 months of debate and delay, they established retroactively priced incentive schemes for three money-losing units. And they belatedly forced our money-winning unit into an incentive scheme that gave us no opportunity to share in the fruits of our labors.
Today TeliaSonera’s controlling shareowners, the Governments of Finland and Sweden refuse to compel TeliaSonera to protect our team’s constitutional rights and to honor their commitments as members of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development. Moreover, TeliaSonera and these Governments conveniently ignore their claimed commitments to strong moral values and high ethical standards.
Why did our trusted Nordic partners claim our share of the fruits of our labors? Why does TeliaSonera continue to hold and earn on assets it does not legitimately own? Why do the governments of Sweden and Finland, support Sonera’s decision to expropriate the fruits of our labors?
We see three major reasons why it is so hard for Nordic leaders to show our team the respect, consideration and fair treatment we earned. First, there is a strong bias against US style incentive schemes in Finland and Sweden. Second, Nordic leaders seek to avoid criticism for retroactively implementing incentive schemes that some politicians claim gives away the assets of a state-owned company. Finally, Nordic leaders refuse to accept accountability for their delays, poor decisions, and mistakes.
The Best Thing We strongly object to all efforts to penalize US citizens for Nordic delays, mistakes, policies, and prejudices. We demand that the Government of Sweden cease its support of asset seizures that violate our rights. We demand that Finland, Sweden and the United States work proactively to protect our rights under OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. And we demand that TeliaSonera give us the full protection of its Code of Ethics.
We seek to resolve this situation through respectful and considerate negotiations. TeliaSonera, Finland and Sweden refuse to discuss this situation. TeliaSonera’s Audit Committee has not responded to our complaint that the Company has failed to comply with its Code of Ethics. The Government of Sweden has refused to provide a copy of its annual OECD compliance audit/review. We are seeking assistance from US Government agencies to resolve this matter. Meanwhile, remember:
STOP BUYING GOODS FROM FINLAND AND SWEDEN
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