Collective agreement negotiations - 01.02.2018 klo 11.53

Walkouts in different locations in Finland within the facility service sector

The reason for the walk out is the stiffness in the collective agreement negotiations and the terms and conditions from the employer's side, which includes an extensive list of impairments and impacts that would clearly be negative for the workers.

Collective agreement negotiations - 01.02.2018 klo 11.30

Labour negotiations in the facilities services sector take a pause. Employers want to weaken the terms, not negotiate.

Today the Service Union United PAM cut short its negotiations with the Real Estate Employers on the terms and conditions for collective bargaining agreement in the facilities services sector. It was the second time around. According to PAM’s president Ann Selin, the negotiations have been characterised by the employers’ extensive list of...

Collective agreement negotiations - 30.01.2018 klo 15.18

Ann Selin: Low pay undermines the image of work

Ann Selin, President of Service Union United PAM, met hospitality sector employees in the S Group in Helsinki. Selin got a lot out of the talks. They gave her renewed impetus for the ongoing collective bargaining round.

Shop Steward - 30.01.2018 klo 11.11

Ehtram Kaderimanesh, shop steward at Citymarket Iso Omena: Equality in the workplace

The new shop steward at Citymarket Iso Omena, Ehtram Kaderimanesh, would like to see persons with origins outside Finland being treated the same as other workers. She hopes that the collective agreement negotiations will bring improvements to pay and breaks.

29.01.2018 klo 11.40

PAM’s Koivuniemi: Facility service sector employees are disappointed – negotiations on working conditions need to start in earnest

Niina Koivuniemi, Organisation Director at Service Union United PAM, says that workers are not impressed by the slow progress in collective bargaining in the real estate services sector. The employers’ federation has not come forward with a new date for negotiations and employees in the sector are getting anxious.

29.01.2018 klo 11.30

Workers within the facility service sector walked out

The slow progress in the collective bargaining negotiations within the facility service sector has caused frustration among sector workers. They walked out from their work places today in Jyväskylä. According to PAMs own sources, the number of workers participating in the walkout was about 50 in Jyväskylä and another 50 in Oulu.

Kollektivavtalsföhandlingar - 29.01.2018 klo 10.34

Tension mounting in collective bargaining round: existing agreements expiring

This week, once again, PAM will be in close consultations with employers’ federations on new collective agreements for a number of sectors. If no solutions can be found on new minimum conditions by Wednesday at the latest, we will enter a so-called state of non-agreement.

Collective bargaining process - 28.01.2018 klo 11.40

PAM's Selin: The collective bargaining process is running late

Service Union United PAM is at the moment negotiating working conditions to be applied for 400 000 workers. The employer organisation's strong cooperation and coordination in regards of solutions concerning pay is causing the negotiations to freeze, says PAM’s President Ann Selin.

23.01.2018 klo 18.48

PAM’s Executive Committee: PAM Members’ Strong Commitment to Political Demonstration

PAM’s Executive Committee urges all PAM members to take part in the political demonstration organised by SAK, the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions, at Senaatintori in Helsinki on 2nd February. The demonstration demands the Finnish Government to cancel its active job-seeking model and abandon any further tightening of the terms of...

Collective agreement negotiations - 22.01.2018 klo 09.00

Negotiations on collective agreements continue - agreements are about minimum conditions to be applied at work

PAM is currently negotiating collective agreements in several sectors with federations representing employers. Collective agreements set out, by sector, conditions including pay, working time, sick pay, compensation for weekday public holidays and other minimum conditions that employers must apply to all their employees.