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WHAT IS SAK?
A trade union confederation that harmonises and develops the goals and work of its affiliated unions
➤ This work is based on the participation and solidarity of members and workers’ representatives
A specialist in working life and the labour market
A movement for social reform A dependable partner in bargaining and co-
operation
WHAT IS SAK?
In a changeable national and international operating environment SAK ensures:
➤ Conditions for affiliates to agree legally binding minimum terms and conditions of employment for their members
➤ Fundamental rights and security in the world of work
➤ Earnings-linked social security
➤ A lobbying channel for employment and social security
Competence is always in demand.
” Nowadays and always, Nowadays and always, the most important job the most important job of a trade union is to of a trade union is to defend its members’ defend its members’ interests and to oversee interests and to oversee agreements and agreements and regulations in the regulations in the bargaining sectorbargaining sector.”
MISSION
The mission of the SAK trade union movement is
to improve the welfare, living standards and democratic participation of employees and
to promote a fair and equitable society.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
1. A world of work that promotes social affluence
2. A strong consensus society
3. Full employment
4. Comprehensive social security and a high standard of welfare services
5. Strong organisational capacity
” A union must stand up for the workers and
steadfastly resist employer
manoeuvres.”
All work is worthy.
A WORLD OF WORK THAT PROMOTES SOCIAL AFFLUENCE Human rights in the world of work
➤ More and better jobs
Decent work improves productivity and quality
On-the-job learning is normal at work
Meaningful work promotes wellbeing
Flexible working hours promoting health and respecting employee needs
HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE WORLD OF WORK The right to work
The right to a wage that ensures a decent income
The right to fair and equitable treatment
The right to safe working conditions
The right to work that enhances vocational skills and to democratic channels of influence at work
The right to organise in trade unions, the right to free collective bargaining and the right to strike
AIMING FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT A better employment situation must be the
main aim of economic and taxation policy
Effective, high standard employment policy
Vocational qualifications for all
A universal right to freedom from discrimination at work
The keys to growth in business policy
””I want a union that I want a union that takes care of our takes care of our terms of terms of employment, and employment, and stands firm over stands firm over safety at work”safety at work”
A STRONG CONSENSUS SOCIETY Principle of solidarity – joint action by trade
unions
Pay settlements must improve purchasing power
Labour legislation must guarantee basic rights at work
SAK is actively involved in the work of the European trade union movement
SECURITY AND SERVICES
Improved coverage of social security
Public employment services must be enhanced
Safeguards for the level and financing of earnings-related pensions
A sustainable policy for prolonging working careers
Flexibility in family leave
Reduced health disparities
1907 SAK established
1917 Finland becomes independent, 8-hour working day
1922 Employment Contracts Act, 4 – 7 days of annual holiday
1930s National Pension Act, 5 – 12 days of annual holiday
1940s Collective bargaining system, workers’ representative system, Labour Court, child benefit
1950s General strike, 45-hour working week
1960s Employment pension system, Sickness Insurance Act, 40-hour / 5-day working week,
annual holiday pay agreement, first incomes policy agreement (Liinamaa I)
1970s Minimum wage, holiday return bonus, 7-month maternity leave, winter holiday, Occupational
Health Care Act, Act on Co-operation within Undertakings
1980s Study Leave Act, Act on Equality between Women and Men, parental and child care leave
1990s Improved conditions in casual employment, annual holiday bank, Working Hours Act
2000s 4-hour minimum working time, pension reform, subscriber liability for outsourced labour, revised
Act on Co-operation within Undertakings, reform of the Annual Holidays Act and the Act on Equality between Women and Men, equal pay programme
SAK: A MILLION STRONG
1 038 000 members in SAK-affiliated unions
100,000 activists
21 affiliated unions
➤ about 2,900 branches
➤ about 100 local organisations
➤ 13 regional offices and a representative in Åland
➤ 1,500 staff in SAK and its affiliates
➤ 100 staff in SAK
WHO DO WE REPRESENT? SAK represents 1,038,000 union members:
➤ Industry 450 525 (43 %)
➤ Private services 248 381 (24 %)
➤ Public sector 238 861 (23 %)
➤ Transport 100 106 (10 %)
➤ 170,000 members under 30 years of age
➤ 482,039 women and 556,360 men
The women and men of SAK
MEN WOMEN
Private services 24 % 76 %
Industry 77 % 23 %
Public sector 32 % 68 %
Transport 72 % 28 %
Average income (€/month)
2 810 € 2 438 €
MEMBERSHIP OF AFFILIATES IN 2013
UNION TOTALWome
n %
Finnish Transport Workers´ Union 50 582 11
Finnish Aviation Union 3 712 25
Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors JHL (total including Customs, Coastguard, Railwaymen, Prison Officers, NCOs) 238 861 68
Union of Foremen in Commerce 7 655 67
Metalworkers´ Union 152 476 18
Service Union United PAM 229 811 78
Paperworkers´ Union 39 665 24
Finnish Post and Logistics Union 29 593 50
Wood and Allied Workers´ Union 37 534 23
Construction Trade Union 88 909 7
Railway Salaried Staff´s Union 1 220 54
Finnish Food Workers´ Union 36 237 58
Finnish Elite Athletes Union 3 216 18
Finnish Cabin Crew Union 1 875 89
Finnish Seamen´s Union 9 841 41
Finnish Musicians´ Union 3 331 32
Finnish Social Democratic Journalists´ Union 347 31
Finnish Electrical Workers´ Union 35 615 4
Industrial Union TEAM 60 089 48
Theatre and Media Employees in Finland 4 368 64
Finnish Locomotivemen´s Union 3 283 1
General Union of Journalists 179 38
Yhteensä1 038
399 46
MAIN REASONS FOR JOINING A UNION*
Pay security and job security: 45 %
Unemployment security: 30 %
* Source: Labour market policy opinion survey, spring 2012
SAK IN THE REGIONS
SAK works regionally and locally
Promoting co-operation with affiliated unions and officials
Promoting trade union organisation
Lobbying regionally to improve society
SAK IN THE REGIONS Offices in the Eastern Finland operating area
➤ Joensuu, Kuopio and Mikkeli
Offices in the Southern Finland operating area➤ Helsinki, Lahti and Lappeenranta
Offices in the South-Western Finland operating area➤ Pori and Turku
Offices in the Western Finland operating area➤ Jyväskylä, Tampere and Vaasa
Offices in the Northern Finland operating area➤ Oulu and Rovaniemi
Representative in Åland
SAK AND YOUNG ADULTS
170,000 members under 30 years of age
Youth Committee
➤ Co-ordinates union youth work, expresses opinions and prepares proposals concerning young adults.
Arvo magazine for young adults
Regional action groups for young people
”The traditional march with banners and a brass band is not the only way to make a stand and lobby effectively in all directions.”
SAK AS AN NGO
the largest women’s organisation in Finland
the largest immigrant organisation in Finland
STRUCTURE OF SAK
Congress
General Council
Executive Board
Specialist committees and
Project Groups
1 representative for every 3,000 union members
119 representatives from workplaces
18 representatives from affiliated unions,
plus the President and Vice-President of SAK
22 groups, representatives from trade unions
Affiliated trade unions
(21)
Union districts / regions
Union branches (2 900)
SAK regional organisation
• 13 regional committees
• 13 offices in 5 operating areas
Local organisations (110)
• Trade union branches as members
Workplaces• About 100,000 workers’ representatives
SOCIAL PARTNERS
SAKMember Unions
STTKMember Unions
AkavaMember Unions
Confederation of
Finnish Industries
EK
Local government
employers
Office for the
Government as
Employer
Labour Market
Organisation of
the Church
Central governme
nt
SAK INTERNATIONALLY
Improving core labour rights, especially trade union rights all over the world
Solidarity projects (Trade Union Solidarity Centre of Finland SASK)
Influencing on EU policies
Collaboration in the Baltic Sea region (BASTUN)
FinUnionsJoint EU Representation of SAK, STTK and Akava in Brussels
Council of Nordic Trade UnionsNFS
ETUCEuropean Trade Union Confederation
International Trade Union Confederation
ITUC
Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD
TUAC
Trade Union Solidarity Centre of FinlandSASK
ILO International Labour Organization