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Joint goals for the coming years

In order to get somewhere, it is good to know where you would like to go. This applies to trade unions, too. The Finnish Industrial Union, Teollisuusliitto, is now preparing its strategy for the years 2023–2028. The final document will be adopted by the Union Congress in May 2023 in…

Time to elect shop stewards

Shop stewards are among the most important people in the Industrial Union. They represent employees at workplaces. New shop stewards are elected in November and December for a two-year term. The duties of the shop steward include monitoring and ensuring that collective agreements and labour legislation are followed. They also…

Your local branch needs you

There are local branches of the Industrial Union all around the country. In total, there are some 500 branches covering various regions of Finland and professions in the union. Now is the time to have some say and influence: the local branches will hold their autumn general meetings in October…

Use your democratic rights in the union elections

The Industrial Union is a democratic union. This means that power comes from the members and members are the ones who elect delegates to the union Congress, the highest decision-making body of the union. The Congress meets every fifth year, and the next one will be held in Tampere 22–24…

“This training was an eye-opener” – Learning the rules of Finnish working life

A pilot training on the rules of working life in English, organised by the Industrial Union in Murikka-opisto, gathered 19 active participants to delve into the ins and outs of Finnish working life through discussion. Debra Haroon, Olusola Adekoya and Marius-Ovidiu Bucur were among those who participated in “The rules…

Summer means summer holiday

Summer is here. And, hopefully, summer holidays, too. If employed, the Finnish Annual Holidays Act says that you have the right to a paid annual holiday. The minimum length is stipulated in the legislation, but many trade unions have reached better deals in their collective agreements. If there is no…

Personal tax number ID tag soon mandatory at shipyards

From the beginning of July this year, everyone working in the shipbuilding industry needs a personal tax number ID card. This means that those working at the shipyard must wear a photo ID tag with their name, personal tax number, employer and whether he or she works as an employee…

Agreement negotiations mostly complete

“During the collective agreement negotiations it became clear that the objectives of employers in different fields are strictly coordinated, even though formally there are no more centralised collective agreements,” explain the sector leaders of the Industrial Union. All national collective agreements of the Industrial Union have now been drawn up,…

Fighting against migrant worker exploitation

In February, police reported on a major extortion case of Vietnamese agricultural workers in Närpiö, a small town in the Ostrobothnia region on the west coast of Finland. Three Vietnamese entrepreneurs are under investigation for illegally demanding their compatriots to pay some 10,000 euro each, or even more, to get…

Average pay rise for this year is 2 per cent

The high season of collective bargaining is upon us. Quite a few major agreements have already been struck and others are currently under negotiation. In the Industrial Union agreements, we see a pay rise of 2 per cent this year. It is usually split into two parts: a part that…

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