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On November 21st, Trade Union Pro’s Representative Body elected Niko Simola, Pro's Director of the Public Sector, as the union's new President. He succeeds Jorma Malinen, who left the position.

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The Finnish Public Services Unions’ International Network proposes a common forum to promote labour-based immigration.

Pro met with the Chair of UNI Europa Finance Michael Budolfsen in Helsinki, where he took a stand on, for example, the turmoil in Finland's labor market policy.

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When EU member states gather this Friday, Finland and Sweden have an opportunity to clearly demonstrate their commitment to human rights and a sustainable world. We urge our governments to support an ambitious framework for corporate due diligence.

The Finnish government plans to weaken working conditions. To defend the rights of its members, Trade Union Pro has announced political industrial action in various sectors and companies.

When implemented, the government program will have a radical and long-lasting effect on the ground rules of working life.

We took a look at how the government program concretely weakens the livelihood and rights of employees in different phases in their careers. See how the cuts will affect you.

Trade Union Pro is organising a political demonstration on Friday 27th October 2023 in the ICT and insurance sectors. In total, around 18, 000 people are employed in these sectors.

The labour market reforms proposed by the Government are unreasonable towards employees.

The trade unions Pro, Industrial, OAJ, JHL and PAM defend the indivisibility of human dignity and express their serious concerns about the government's programme of restrictions on labour immigration. These restrictions make it more difficult to attract international talent to Finland and place workers in an unequal position on the basis of their nationality and background. These entries are not changed by the government's equality notice. 

Due to staff training, the telephone helplines for member services and employer records will be closed on Thursday 31 August. The telephone helplines as well for employment relations and official records will be closed on Thursday 31 August and Friday 1 September.

UNI Global Union trade union affiliates in Finland have won a Breaking Through Award for building membership and defending collective bargaining in the face of unprecedented attacks on trade union rights in the country.

Antti Palola, President of STTK, was elected to the Executive Bureau of the International Trade Union Confederation ITUC. He is the only member from the Nordic Countries on it.

Forestry giant UPM adamantly refuses to engage in collective bargaining with their salaried employees. Since the beginning of this year, they have not had any collective agreement whatsoever.

The trade union Pro will donate 120,000 euros to support the Ukrainians. Donations are distributed through four different aid organizations. Pro is also challenging other trade unions and employers ’organizations to donate support to Ukraine.

If your employer does not deduct a membership fee directly from your pay, you will need a reference number to pay the fee. Self-paying members will receive a reference number for the membership fee by email in January,

Insurance company If’s Ran Lavie says organisations mirror society at large, and the industry needs fresh takes and diversity.

The amount of unpaid overtime done in a year could employ 20,000 people full-time.

Salaried employees of Stora Enso have a new company-specific collective agreement, which will enter into force from 1 January 2022 until 30 April 2024. The agreement includes a general salary increase as well as an additional increase, which is to be agreed locally. The agreement will also extend the period of full pay for employees on a maternity or paternity leave.

Negotiations over new collective agreement in technology start on Monday 25 October.

Finland needs labour migration. Labour market rules must be strengthened and employee protection developed to ensure that all employees are treated equally.

Questions which may seem harmless in a job interview, can actually break your rights as a jobseeker.