Work life in Finland

ANE is a cooperation organisation between Nordic trade unions representing more than 500,000 engineers. ANE serves as a platform for affiliates to share knowhow and generate new ideas. The created knowledge is used for policy influencing in the region, at EU level and globally.

The primary objective is to promote the attractiveness of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education, strengthen the role of engineers in the transition to a sustainable society and advocate for good work conditions for STEM professionals on the labour market.

TEK is an active member participating in the work of ANE and working with the ANE network.

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ANE is celebrating their 15th anniversary. Check out the anniversary video here.

Nordic networks complement the work with UNI Europa and UNI Global (read more below). We have UNI Nordic and UNI Nordic ICTS that bring together the Nordic trade unions in their work with UNI.

The work on the Nordic level is an important part of the TEK networks in the service and industrial sectors. TEK can exercise more influence on the European and global level through these networks.

Nordic IN is the Nordic industrial secretariat that brings together the trade unions in the industrial sector and represents more than a million members in the five Nordic countries. Nordic IN has a strong voice on the European and Global level where the member unions together have a significant influence. This is also of great value for TEK and its members.

Nording is a collaboration association between 12 engineering societies in the Nordic countries and Balticum. Nording represents 400,000 engineers and scientific professionals in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Estonia.

The main objective for Nording is to work for increased welfare and sustainable growth based on technology and science. In order to achieve this goal the national governments and the EU must arrange for sufficient education, research and development as well as a competitive environment for technology-based companies and employees.

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NIL is a network for Nordic engineers, Nordiska Ingenjorer Lonemote, that has annual meetings where members align their everyday work and exchange experience on matters related to collective negotiations, legislation and social issues concerning the members, engineers and architects. It is also an important tool of networking between the lawyers and advisers of the member unions.

Eurocadres is the trade union driving for a fair and sustainable knowledge-based Europe, ensuring quality of work life for professionals and managers. It voices the cross-sectoral interests of professionals and managers through advocacy (promotion of interests), social dialogue, collective negotiation and joint work with member organisations and cooperation partners.

As one of the three recognised European cross-sectoral social partners, Eurocadres represent six million employees and participates in the European cross-sectoral social dialogue. Eurocadres organises members in all branches of industry, public and private services and administrative departments. National confederations and unions as well as European trade union federations are Eurocadres' member organisations.

TEK participates in the work of Eurocadres through other organizations, such as UNI Europa.

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UNI Europa is part of UNI Global and is the European Services Workers Union. It represents 7 million services workers coming together from 272 national trade unions in 50 countries representing sectors that constitute the backbone of economic and social life in Europe.

UNI Europa includes several sectoral and group activities, such as UNI Europa P&M (Professionals and Managers) and UNI Europa ICTS (UNI's Information, Communications, Technology and Related Services sector).

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The IndustriAll Europe Trade Union aims to develop common views and positions with its affiliates in order to build up efficient strategies to defend the economic, social and cultural interests of the workers in these industries on a basis of solidarity, mutual respect and common principles. The IndustriAll Europe advocates thorough social reforms, the reinforcement of democracy and the promotion of economic and social progress in Europe. It supports an integrated Europe without borders, with common social standards, a high level of social protection and the involvement of workers and trade union representatives.

The IndustriAll Europe is established to organize and enhance the collective power of working people in Europe, to defend their rights and advance their common goals with respect to both companies and states. To this end, the IndustriAll Europe works on pushing forward the coordination and development of collective negotiating, industrial relations and social policies. We aim to be a powerful player in the European policy arena vis-à-vis European companies, European industries, employers’ associations and European institutions.

TEK participates directly in the work of IndustriAll Europe. We can give a voice to the TEK members and be in the front line when working on social and legislative issues in the European Union and with the EU Commission.

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ETUC is the voice of workers and represents 45 million members from 92 trade union organisations in 39 European countries, plus 10 European Trade Union Federations. ETUC speaks with a single voice on behalf of European workers to have a stronger say in EU decision-making. The Finnish Akava is a member organization of ETUC. TEK is a member of Akava. 

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UNI Global Union, based in Nyon, Switzerland, represents more than 20 million workers from over 150 different countries in the fastest growing sectors in the world – skills and services. A total of 90% of new jobs are expected to be in these sectors in the next decade. UNI and their affiliates in all regions are driven by the responsibility to ensure these jobs are decent and workers’ rights are protected, including the right to join a union and collective bargaining.

Through its Sector Global Unions, UNI represents workers in Cleaning and Security, Commerce, Finance, Gaming, Graphical and Packaging, Hair and Beauty, Information, Communication, Technology and Services Industry (ICTS), Media, Entertainment and Arts, Post and Logistics, Private Care and Social Insurance, Sport, Temp and Agency workers, and Tourism industries as well as Professionals and Managers, Women and Youth.

UNI’s strategy is about changing the rules of the game in the global labour market and ensuring justice and equality for working people. UNI is working with its affiliates to organise the global service sector workforce at a time of unprecedented precarious work, and record high youth unemployment.

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IndustriALL Global Union represents 50 million workers in 140 countries in the mining, energy and manufacturing sectors and is a force in global solidarity taking up the fight for better working conditions and trade union rights around the world.

IndustriALL challenges the power of multinational companies and negotiates with them on a global level. IndustriALL fights for another model of globalization and a new economic and social model that puts people first, based on democracy and social justice.

TEK participates in IndustriALL's work through national, Nordic and European cooperation as well as directly as an affiliated union.

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