Strikes continue apace in municipal sector
Short strikes are on the increase in the public municipal services sector. Negotiations to reach collective agreements for... Read more
Short strikes are on the increase in the public municipal services sector. Negotiations to reach collective agreements for... Read more
I’m a child of spring, and the increase in daylight has always given me strength. I thought at... Read more
A major strike of 25,000 nurses is beginning on 1 April, unless a last-minute agreement can be reached.... Read more
Collective bargaining at UPM paper mills have not yet yielded any results. The forestry giant UPM still stubbornly... Read more
In the last three weeks, more than three million people have fled the war in Ukraine. The general... Read more
The shortage of printing paper becomes more critical due to the strike at the UPM Finnish paper mills.... Read more
Negotiations with regard to local government social and health care collective agreements have not yet yielded any results.... Read more
The Nordic Council of Trade Unions – NFS, which represents 15 national Trade Union Confederations and through them... Read more
SAK, Akava and STTK strongly condemn Russia’s attack on Ukraine in violation of international law. Besides loss of... Read more
Intergraf, the European printing industry association, representing employers in this sector has sent a letter to UPM CEO... Read more
The forestry giant UPM still shows no willingness to find a way towards an agreement with the trade... Read more
The number of employed people was 128,000 higher in December 2021 than one year before, according to the... Read more
A pay deal at the last minute has stopped a planned strike by the salaried employees in the... Read more
The new collective agreement for the technology industry will raise pay by 2 per cent in 2022. On... Read more
Freedom and responsibility must go hand in hand when reforming the EU’s economic governance framework. Finnish trade union... Read more
UPM, the Finnish forestry giant, is still confounding everyone with its stance on collective agreement negotiations. On the... Read more
Violence and harassment at workplaces are not uncommon. Offences of this nature are more often directed at women... Read more
Helsinki (11.11.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) Wednesday 10 November is the day the Finnish Tax Administration publishes all tax... Read more
This year, women’s earnings are 84.3 per cent of men’s earnings. Based on this, Women’s PayDay was celebrated... Read more
The Finnish Confederation of Technical Employees’ Unions (STTK) was founded on 29 October 1946. The organisation celebrated its... Read more
Helsinki (26.10.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) Employers are finally willing to proceed with negotiations for a new collective agreement... Read more
Helsinki (31.08.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) The share of people under the poverty line drops when trade union density... Read more
Helsinki (24.08.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) A turbulent labour market autumn lies ahead for Finland due to the new... Read more
The IPCC Report published in August illustrates how climate change has accelerated. The leaders of the Confederation of... Read more
Helsinki (16.06.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) From September 2021, Finland will have a new major collective agreement for the... Read more
A human centred recovery from the COVID-19 crisis will be dominating the agenda when governments, employers and workers... Read more
On 4 March 2021, the European Commission proposed binding measures to promote pay transparency in Europe. FinUnions considers... Read more
Helsinki (06.05.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) A total of 68 per cent of Finns agree that a strong trade... Read more
Helsinki (16.04.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) Forestry giant UPM has dismissed the salaried employees’ shop steward at the Kaukas... Read more
Helsinki (26.03.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) The employers’ association, the Technology Industries of Finland announced on 25 March that... Read more
Helsinki 12.03.2021 – Heikki Jokinen Plans to create a major new unemployment fund are proceeding apace. However, one... Read more
Helsinki (04.03.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) The question of so called local agreements seems now to be centre stage... Read more
Effective social dialogue and cooperation between governments, employers’ organizations and workers’ organizations has proven indispensable to design and... Read more
To Mr. Min Aung Hlaing, commander in chief of Myanmar’s armed forces On behalf of the trade union... Read more
Helsinki (12.02.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) The forest industry giant UPM announced on 8 February that it will no... Read more
Helsinki (03.02.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) In 2019, a total of 476 million euro was granted by way of... Read more
Helsinki (21.01.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) Two Finnish trade union confederations SAK and STTK view the EU Commission proposal... Read more
The Finnish trade union confederations SAK and STTK welcome the Commission’s proposal for a minimum wage (COM/2020/682 final)... Read more
15.11.2020 – (Heikki Jokinen) On Friday 13 November, the trade union Pro representative body elected Jorma Malinen to... Read more
The Finnish Confederation of Professionals (STTK) welcomes the guidelines of the government programme for promoting equality and the... Read more