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COVID-19 crisis and the professor’s work blog
During this spring, there have been writings on the COVID-19 crisis and the professor’s work on the Professor Blog. In the series, professors from various fields write about the situation caused by the COVID-19 virus from the viewpoints of their own field of science and work. Read more (mostly only in Finnish).
Professors and the trade union movement
It is normal for employees to belong to trade unions in Finland. You are also welcome to become one of more than two million members in Finnish trade union movement.
Finland´s trade unions have helped to establish a system of basic rights that projects employees in the event of unemployment or illness and that secures their standard of living in old age.
The main work of the trade unions nowadays is to negotiate collective agreements establishing rates of pay, working hours, holidays and other terms of employment in spesific industries. Contrary to popular belief, there is no statutory minimum wage in Finland. Instead, the minimum wages and pay scales applied in various industries are specified in the relevant collective agreements.
The Finnish Union of University Professors is a labour market organisation which also serves as a channel for common professional interests of its members. The Union furthers financial, social and other employment-related interests of its members. It also seeks to sustain and enhance the status and high esteem of its members and advance their professional and scientific endeavours. lt also concludes labour contracts and collective bargaining agreements on behalf of its members.
The Union promotes measures to improve the conditions for scientific research and higher education and forwards interactivity between the research community and the society as a whole.
Collective Bargaining 2020
- A result in the university collective bargaining (24.3.2020)
- The university sector was the final public sector to begin negotiations for a new collective agreement this spring.
