Akava and YTN open a Brussels office
Akava, the Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland will open its own office in...
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The long and winding road of the failed activation model comes to an end
The activation model for unemployed people is to be scrapped, the Minister of Social Affairs and Health Aino-Kaisa...
New government programme promises cooperation instead of confrontation in the labour market
The incoming Finnish Government is committed to making almost a full U-turn on labour market issues in comparison...
Fate of the 24 hours annual extra work will be a most difficult issue in the next collective agreements round
The Finnish Unions agreed in 2016 to sign up to an exceptional national Competitiveness Pact under heavy pressure...
Katja Lehto-Komulainen to lead FinUnions
Katja Lehto-Komulainen, LL.M. has been appointed Director of the FinUnions bureau in Brussels for a fixed term of...
Parliamentary elections in Finland and STTK’s goals in government programme
Finland held parliamentary election on 14 April 2019. Here are the the ten goals STTK sees the incoming...
Free summer job advisory service helps young employees in trouble at work
The national labour confederations of Finland (SAK, Akava and STTK) are reopening their summer job information service today,...
Majority of new MPs are union members
Trade union members are once again well represented among the members of the Finnish parliament. A majority of...
Fragmentation of working life turns organising rate down
The fragmentation and precarisation of working life affects trade union membership, too. According to a new study union...