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New major collective agreement for the municipal sector health and social care workers

| 16.6.2021

Helsinki (16.06.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) From September 2021, Finland will have a new major collective agreement for the...

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We need a strong response that can help us to overcome the health and social crisis

| 4.6.2021

A human centred recovery from the COVID-19 crisis will be dominating the agenda when governments, employers and workers...

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Increasing pay transparency with EU legislation is an effective way to promote equal pay

| 2.6.2021

On 4 March 2021, the European Commission proposed binding measures to promote pay transparency in Europe. FinUnions considers...

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Survey: Clear majority of Finns support the strong position of trade union movement

| 7.5.2021

Helsinki (06.05.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) A total of 68 per cent of Finns agree that a strong trade...

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UPM fires sawmill shop steward

| 16.4.2021

Helsinki (16.04.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) Forestry giant UPM has dismissed the salaried employees’ shop steward at the Kaukas...

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Technology industry joins the crusade against comprehensive collective bargaining

| 26.3.2021

Helsinki (26.03.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) The employers’ association, the Technology Industries of Finland announced on 25 March that...

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Major unemployment fund merger takes new steps forward

| 12.3.2021

Helsinki 12.03.2021 – Heikki Jokinen Plans to create a major new unemployment fund are proceeding apace. However, one...

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Local agreements on pay in the technology industry

| 5.3.2021

Helsinki (04.03.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) The question of so called local agreements seems now to be centre stage...

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Social Dialogue remains vital to build sustainable recovery from COVID-19, says the ILO

| 3.3.2021

Effective social dialogue and cooperation between governments, employers’ organizations and workers’ organizations has proven indispensable to design and...