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The long and winding road of the failed activation model comes to an end

| 8.7.2019

The activation model for unemployed people is to be scrapped, the Minister of Social Affairs and Health Aino-Kaisa...

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New government programme promises cooperation instead of confrontation in the labour market

| 4.6.2019

The incoming Finnish Government is committed to making almost a full U-turn on labour market issues in comparison...

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Fate of the 24 hours annual extra work will be a most difficult issue in the next collective agreements round

| 24.5.2019

The Finnish Unions agreed in 2016 to sign up to an exceptional national Competitiveness Pact under heavy pressure...

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Katja Lehto-Komulainen to lead FinUnions

| 21.5.2019

Katja Lehto-Komulainen, LL.M. has been appointed Director of the FinUnions bureau in Brussels for a fixed term of...

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Parliamentary elections in Finland and STTK’s goals in government programme

| 13.5.2019

Finland held parliamentary election on 14 April 2019. Here are the the ten goals STTK sees the incoming...

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Free summer job advisory service helps young employees in trouble at work

| 2.5.2019

The national labour confederations of Finland (SAK, Akava and STTK) are reopening their summer job information service today,...

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Majority of new MPs are union members

| 25.4.2019

Trade union members are once again well represented among the members of the Finnish parliament. A majority of...

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Fragmentation of working life turns organising rate down

| 2.4.2019

The fragmentation and precarisation of working life affects trade union membership, too. According to a new study union...

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Lars Bach Jensen: The Danish Green Transition

| 26.2.2019

Lars Bach Jensen, Head of International Energy and Climate Policy, Dansk Industri Being a small and open economy,...