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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...
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...
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...
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.
Stora Enso's decision to shut down Veitsiluoto paper mill is a hammer blow to the region's employment, says Trade Union Pro President Jorma Malinen.
UPM’s labour relation policy has reached rock bottom and there is no accountability in it, says Trade Union Pro president Jorma Malinen.
One should remember that industrial peace can only be achieved through collective bargaining, says Pro’s President Jorma Malinen.
Nearly 40 representatives of UPM’s salaried employees feel that the employer has let them down
The staff representatives who participated in the statutory cooperation negotiations of Neste consider the negotiations held in the company to be problematic, even ostensible, considering the...
The Union of Insurance Employees in Finland VvL and Trade Union Pro will merge in the beginning of 2021. The merger will strengthen the sectoral bargaining power and improve membership services.
ProWeeks are here! ProWeeks is Trade Union Pro’s member recruitment event, which takes place from 21 September until 11 October 2020. During ProWeeks Pro offers various discounts and virtual events to...
Hundred members comprising Pro’s new representative body were elected for the period of 2020–2024. The names of deputy members will be published by Wednesday 9 September 2020.
It is time to elect members to our body of representatives, which consists of 100 Pro members with ultimate decision-making power. Use your right to vote and your chance to make a difference by...
The coronavirus has raised concerns among workplace employees, experts and supervisors. We have compiled a list of frequently asked questions.
Finnish Trade Union Confederations and Employers’ Associations have agreed to propose certain amendments on labour legislation due to the Coronavirus and Covid-19. The proposal includes remarkable...
Trade Union Pro has made new progress in collective bargaining, being able to close some deals and move forward in other negotiations. The employers are finally ready to negotiate and strike a deal...
On 19 February, Trade Union Pro accepted a dispute settlement as the new collective agreement for clerical workers in the paper industry for the period 19 February 2020–31 December 2021. Salaries will...
Negotiations on a collective agreement for clerical employees in the paper industry are deadlocked. The employer’s side is offering a significantly poorer contractual solution for paper industry...
Trade Union Pro accepted the new agreement for white-collar employees in the chemical industry and some other industrial sectors like the footwear, leather and rubber industry. An important step...
Pro has launched work stoppages on 13 February and on 20 February in the paper industry. The work stoppage for clerical employees in the financial administration sector will begin on 27 February at 0...
In the recent wave of conflicts, several unions had to resort to industrial action in an attempt to push through their demands for a pay rise and to get rid of the 24 hours of unpaid work (equal to 1...
Under the ban on overtime work, workers are prohibited from doing all work outside regular working hours. Such work is, for example, the accumulation of flexitime, actual extra work and overtime work...
Trade Union Pro supports people across Finland and encourages its members to join others from around the world in a ’climate strike’ on 27 September, aiming to draw greater attention to the issue of...
Trade Union Pro awarded its 2019 equality prize to two companies. The recognition was granted to Nokia Oy for its groundbreaking salary review project. The company went through the salaries of all its...
Pro’s collective agreement for salaried employees in the ICT sector expires 31.1.2020 and the negotiations for a new agreement begin at the end of this year. Vidar Hovland, the Policy and Project...
Trade Union Pro member service is closed on Tuesday 4th of June due to staff training.
Trade Union Pro is a member of the Trade Union Solidarity Centre of Finland SASK, which runs several development cooperation projects in Myanmar. Pro interviewed local trade unionists about their...
The summer job advisory service will be open from Thursday 2 May until Friday 30 August. Call 0800 179 279 to contact the advisor between 09.00 and 15.00 on ordinary weekdays. Advice will be available...
On 16 April 2019, the chemical industry’s Safety Award was granted to Nalco Finland Manufacturing, Kraton Chemical and Neste. The prize for educational institutions was awarded to the Chemical...
Trade Union Pro merged with another union, Pardia, at the beginning of this year and the new union has some 120,000 members. The Union is quite balanced between the sexes, in 2017 women comprised 52...
The fragmentation and precarisation of working life affects trade union membership, too. According to a new study union density has declined.
The eventuality of a no-deal Brexit would have consequences for the right of residence of British citizens living in Finland. Finnish Immigration Services recommends British citizens to register their...
Finnish social partners’ A Guide for Better Work is now published in English.
Chemical industry good practice leaflet – The Early Support model is a preventing tool for sick leaves and to tackle potential problems in working ability.
Three Finnish Trade Union Confederations SAK, STTK and AKAVA have informed that the Finnish Government’s new formatting to ease small companies in situations of individual dismissals gives reasonable...
The Finnish Government has in practise ended any tripartite consensus when drafting legislation, according to the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK.
Vuokko Piekkala took up her new post as National Conciliator on the Monday 6 August. Immediately after the Finnish Government appointed her she alarmed the trade unions by her comments to the media...
Why you should join a union? Watch the video and learn more about the Finnish working life.
The workplace week of action aims to raise awareness and engage discussion at national and European level around wage issues, more specifically on pay rises to boost purchasing power and uphold...
The parties reached an agreement on the new collective agreement on the evening before the first three days work stoppage in banks was due to begin
Negotiations surrounding a new collective agreement for the financial services sector remain deadlocked. Trade Union Pro has issued new strike warnings for March and April in a bid to speed up the...
– The EK leaders' talk about union level negotiation rounds and the importance of local agreements are just window-dressing, says Jorma Malinen, president of the Trade Union Pro.