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We have the right to strike

The right to strike is one of the most crucial instruments in the trade union movement’s toolbox. It is the last resort for wage and salary earners should collective bargaining fail. The Finnish constitution guarantees the freedom to organise in a trade union. The right to strike is also guaranteed…

Decent work for everyone

Solidarity is an important part of the DNA of the trade union movement. Not only for members in their own countries, but also for the poor and exploited people throughout the world. Trade union activity can be dangerous. According to the global trade union movement organisation ITUC, union activists were…

Congress delegates: Union must be strong and transparent

A total of 442 delegates joined the Industrial Union Congress 22–24 May 2023 in Tampere Hall. They adopted the Union strategy, amended statutes and elected the new Union leadership for the next few years. Riku Aalto, the Union President, and Turja Lehtonen, the Vice President, were re-elected unanimously. The new…

Many topics to discuss in the Congress

The Union Congress May 22–24 is the place to discuss and decide on the union policy and action plan. All 442 delegates were elected by union members’ votes. One of the national vote-pullers is Jari Leskisenoja, 267 votes. He works as the shop steward at the Boliden Kevitsa Mining mine…

Introducing the Hermes app – a new advocacy tool

Built as a tool for seasonal workers, the Hermes mobile application is being developed into a multilingual advocacy tool for all sectors represented by the Industrial Union. The Hermes mobile application has been developed for foreign seasonal workers and their employers. The application provides information in five languages on terms…

Two Industrial Union MPs

In the parliamentary elections 2 April two MPs with a background in the Industrial Union were elected into the Finnish Parliament: Social Democrats Niina Malm from Imatra and Timo Suhonen from Varkaus. In her election campaign, Niina Malm focused on working life issues, and in her interview with this magazine…

Union elections made the union stronger

More than 53,000 members voted in the Industrial Union elections. They elected 442 delegates to represent members at the Industrial Union congress in Tampere in May 2023. This makes the voter turnout 43.2 per cent, which is a good result in union elections. Especially as these were the first union…

1,517 candidates to choose from

As a member of the Industrial Union, you are entitled and warmly invited to participate in the biggest trade union elections in Finland. Some 125,000 members can vote between 10 and 31 March to elect a total of 442 delegates who will represent members in the Industrial Union Congress in…

Time of pay deals

On 5 February, the Industrial Union approved the new collective agreements for the technology industry, the chemical basic industry, plastics and chemical products industry and the oil, gas and petrochemical products industry. These were the deals to pave the way for collective agreements in all other branches, too. Employers had…

Crucial elections

The parliamentary elections on 2 April this year are extremely important to all of us. The results will determine the composition of the new government. And as we know, the conditions of wage and salary earners very much depend on what kind of policy the Government and Parliament choose to…

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