Labour market organisations did not find a joint agenda on measures to boost Finnish economy
Yet another attempt to draft a so called social contract for the labour market has failed. The discussion... Read more
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New round of talks for a national labour accord begin
Talks surrounding the so called social contract promoted by the Sipilä Government begin to take shape. The Government... Read more
The Board of Pardia approved the state’s negotiation result
On 30 June, the Board of Pardia approved the negotiation result on implementing the salary solution for the... Read more
Antti Palola: People wanted to have a change and they did get it
Antti Palolas speech in the meeting of the BSLF Steering Committee in STTK 2.6.2015. I would like to give you... Read more
National Wage Agreement offers 16 euro a month rise
The Trade Union Confederations accept a negotiated continuation of the national pact for employment and growth. This was... Read more
Government postpone cuts in unemployment benefits
Discussion on the so-called social contract is becoming ever more heated in Finland. The new Government wants to... Read more
Government’s new proposal to labour market organisations: take it or leave it
The idea for a labour market social contract is back. Earlier in May PM Juha Sipilä presented his... Read more
Plan for a social contract for labour market fails
The attempt by the Prime Minister-designate Juha Sipilä to create a social contract between labour market organisations has... Read more
The Summer Job Helpline (Kesäduunari) provides young people with advice on issues pertaining to summer jobs
The Summer Job Helpline, provided jointly by the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK), the Finnish Confederation... Read more
83 000 employees work with zero-hours contracts
Four per cent of all employees in Finland work with zero-hours contracts. Statistics Finland estimates that some 83... Read more
Unemployment rose slightly in Finland
The unemployment rate is now 8.8 per cent, up slightly from 8.5 per cent in January 2014. According... Read more
Negotiations on reforms of bargaining system fails
Negotiations to reform the labour market bargaining system broke down after more than one year of work. The... Read more
The unions convened to decide on the organization and timeline for the New Confederation project
The trade unions registered for the clarification work of the new confederation met in Helsinki today. The union... Read more
STTK: Emphasis on the growth of demand in economic policy
Finland must shift the focus of its economic policy from adjustment to stimulation. Both are needed, however, but... Read more
Project launched to found a new labour market confederation
Trade organisations decided to start a project for establishing a new confederation in Finland. A preparatory meeting for... Read more
Share how you feel about working life – the Mikä fiilis?! campaign
Work is changing. The pace is getting faster. Technology is evolving. People are working whenever, wherever. However, leisure... Read more
Ann Selin elected UNI Global Union president
Ann Selin, president of the Service Union United PAM from Finland, was elected as the next president of... Read more
On fair wages and minimum wages
ILO Director General Guy Ryder visited in Finland 25.-26. of November. He met the Finnish social partners and... Read more
Road opens up towards new trade union confederation
It will be a long and winding road, but the union leaders see an urgent need for a... Read more
Grey economy, social dumping and tax evasion
A tripartite network BSLF was established three years ago for good reasons. Labor mobility is considerable in the... Read more
Minna Helle is the new National Conciliator
At the moment Minna Helle, 42, is working as the Director of Negotiations and Social Policy at the... Read more
Labour market organisations agree to employment pension reform
The intense negotiations between labour market organisations concerning employment pension reform have ended with many proposed changes to... Read more
Summer job hotline helped hundreds of young people
Some 550 people have called the hotline that counsels young people working in summer jobs. The service is... Read more
Ukrainian crisis hits Finnish economic growth
The negative impact of the Ukraine crisis on Finland’s economic growth is turning out to be greater than... Read more
Industry unions support building new nuclear power plant
The government decided to grant the Finnish Fennovoima company permission to go ahead with a new minority shareholder... Read more
Pension reform on the door
Labour market organisations are struggling to negotiate a reform of the pension system. The reform aims to ensure... Read more
Outsourcing does not make public services better, Finnish politicians believe
More than half of Finnish politicians believe that outsourcing makes it more difficult to get equal access to... Read more
Finnish politicians ready to defend Nordic welfare model
More than 90 per cent of Finnish politicians expressed a desire to defend the Nordic welfare model in... Read more
Education enhances democracy and civil rights
All the congress themes of ITUC are important. However, STTK, the Finnish confederation of professionals, thinks that education... Read more
Confederations support campaign to reduce use of alcohol and problems created by it
Alcohol results in some two million days of absence from work every year in Finland. The harm caused... Read more
A New Year and some new laws and regulations
2014 brings with it some changes in regard to unemployment benefits, parental leave and developing employees’ professional skills.... Read more
FinUnionsin johtajaksi Pekka Ristelä
Palkansaajien EU-edustuston FinUnionsin uudeksi johtajaksi on valittu Pekka Ristelä. Hän aloittaa kolmivuotisessa tehtävässään ensi vuoden alussa. Ristelä on... Read more
SASK support reached more than 180,000 people last year
The development projects coordinated by the Trade Union Solidarity Centre of Finland SASK reached 182,327 people in 2012.... Read more
Union confederations meets ambassadors to discuss about international trade union work
The three union confederations SAK, STTK and Akava together with the Trade Union Solidarity Centre of Finland SASK... Read more
Finnish union confederations: EU has to respect the freedom of collective bargaining
Experts from the three union confederations in Finland (Akava, SAK, STTK) have delivered harsh criticism to the European... Read more