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What can the trade unions do for the climate?

Sanni Vuorinen is a shift manager at Hesburger in Turku. She encourages others to think about what climate change means for workers, and what the trade unions could do about it.

According to PAM’s Jaana Ylitalo, times have changed since the extra hours of the competitiveness pact – “Working for free won’t make Finland more competitive”

The longer working hours brought in by the competitiveness pact are a source of contention as the collective bargaining round gets going. According to PAM’s Collective Bargaining Director Jaana Ylitalo, times have moved on from the unpaid working hours of the competitiveness pact.

PAM's all events and courses are found in the same calender.

PAM's event and training calendar including the local branches' activity calendar are now available in the same calendar.

First head shop steward elected at Freska

Gerstin Juss was elected the first head shop steward at cleaning company Freska in June. Since then she has helped to deal with stigma around union membership.

It takes courage to be a trade union boss in Colombia

Luz Marina Díaz Jiménez, chairman of the retail trade union Unión, visited Finland recently. Despite threats and intimidation this union boss is pressing on with her job to improve local working life.

Employee’s own time sheets proved valuable – got over 11,000 euros in unpaid overtime

An employee recorded his work shifts in his own calendar, and using these records was able to show how much overtime he had worked and the date the employment relationship started. The employer had not recorded the hours worked during the employment relationship.

Order PAM's calendar for the year 2020

Now is the time to order for the membership calendar!

Make use of the membership discount to the expo I love me!

PAM is participating in the expo 18-20 October. At the expo we are offering advice and help in membership and employment related issues. Welcome!

Fix the breaks in the hotel and restaurant industry!

The staff of Sokotel hotels has called attention to break times. According to Outi Mäkelä, a staff representative, both the employer and the employees should work on improving the unhealthy culture of breaks.