Akava general presentation June 2017

Akava - Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland General presentation

Working together for success and security 

Akava is a trade union confederation for those with a university, professional or other high-level education.

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Akava has 36 affiliate unions with a combined membership of 613,000, of which some 115,000 are students.

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Akava and its affiliates provide members with security in the form of, for example, collective agreements, a negotiation system, a network of shop stewards as well as legal and career services.

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Akava, its affiliates and negotiation organisations work together to ensure the success and well-being of Akava members throughout their work career.

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The President of Akava is Sture Fjäder.

A safety net for working life Akava serves as part of the safety net for working life by contributing to the preparation of relevant legislation, unemployment and social security policies, and the pension system.

A safety net for working life

• Professional members • Students

Affiliate unions

Akava serves as part of the safety net for working life by contributing to the preparation of relevant legislation, unemployment and social security policies, and the pension system.

Member

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Akava • Matters relevant to one’s own union

• Matters of interest to all Akava members

Negotiation • Sectorspecific organisations matters

Agent of social influence in all its areas of activity  Societal policies  Economic and tax policies  Matters related to working life  Social and health policies  Educational policies  Employment policies  Business policies  Organisational and student activities 

Influence is based on expertise and research.

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Akava is influential on the national, regional and international levels both as a central organisation and through its member affiliates.

Objectives 

Finland shall gain growth and vitality through employment.

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Education and training shall always be lucrative.

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Work careers shall be extended by improvements in well-being at work and by developments in working life, employee competence and equality, and by investments in labour force services.

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The incentive to work shall be increased by reducing work-related taxation.

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The public economy shall be balanced and reach a state of stability, and municipal residents shall be guaranteed good services through reforms engaging the personnel. Strong growth and employment shall make it possible to ensure sustainable public services.

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Finland’s competitiveness is based on competence and expertise. The continuity of this competence shall be assured on all levels. The development of universities in terms of quality and structures shall be continued.

Organisation Union Council Working committee

Board

Business policy committee • Entrepreneurs’ and self-employed professionals’ division • Public sector division

Organisation committee

Akava’s student council

Executive committee

Education and labour force policies committee

Social and health policies committee Working life committee • Working life researchers

• Students’ working committee

Regional networks (15) Regional management

Values Advocacy for members

Open co-operation Active power player

Basic facts about Akava’s membership 

Akava’s 36 affiliates have a total membership of 613,000 members, including more than 115,000 students.

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Membership is degree-based, also in accordance with profession or work position.

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Average age of labour force is 43 years

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More than half are female.

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44 per cent of the members have children under the age of 18.

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84 per cent have a permanent, full-time job.  Young women are often working in fixed-term employment

positions. 

The average total earnings of men is 4,900 euro, while for women, it is 3,920 euro.  Akava members pay nearly half of the State’s income tax revenue.

Akava’s affiliates 1.1.2017* Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland

70 700

The Finnish Association of Occupational Health Nurses

Akava Special Branches

26 581

The Finnish Business School Graduates

52 726

The Finnish Police Federation SPJL

10 970

Akavan sairaanhoitajat ja TAJA Akava's General Group Association of Finnish Lawyers

1 519 739 16 245

The Finnish Union of Public Health Nurses

1 559

7 463

The Institute Officers Union of the Finnish Defence Forces and the3Border 823 Guard

Finnish Association of Academic Agronomists

5 964

The Officers Union

6 140

Finnish Association of Rehabilitation Professionals

8 927

The Union of Church Professionals within Akava AKI

5 740

Finnish Dental Association

7 273

The Union of Diaconal Workers in Finland

1 753

Finnish Medical Association

25 860

The Union of Professionals in Natural, Environmental and Forestry 14Sciences 709 Loim

Finnish Pharmacists' Association

7 909

Trade Union Ava

5 700

Finnish Psychological Association

7 272

Trade Union of Education in Finland

120 150

Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers

7 082

Union of Finnish Speech Therapists

1 597

Finnish Veterinary Association

2 699

Union of Finnish University Professors

2 455

Kirkon Nuorisotyöntekijöiden Liitto KNT

1 155

Union of Professional Business Graduates in Finland TRAL

32 429

Managers and Professionals YTY

10 360

Union of Professional Engineers in Finland

68 615

Sales and Marketing Professionals

26 501

Union of Professional Social Workers

24 130

Social Science Professionals

12 355

Union of Swedish-speaking Engineers in Finland

3 150

Union of Technical Professionals, KTK

8 293

The Finnish Association of Architects

2 411

Total * Trade Union Ava’s membership data is from May 2017 Source: Affiliate reports

612 954

Examples of Akava members’ professions and degrees

Doctor Expert

Meteorologist Teacher

M.Sc. (Tech)

BBA

Officer Agronomist Speech therapist Physicist Translator MBA Occupational health nurse Librarian Social worker Fire chief Museum Curator toimintaterapeutti

Chemist

Kindergarten teacher

Lawyer

Psychologist Sales and marketing professional Nurse Researcher Architect Engineer Border and coast guard Pharmacist Veterinarian Environmental inspector

Technician

Dentist

Product manager manager Entrepreneur

Commercial pilot

Property

Microbiologist

Professor

Forester Housekeeping supervisor

Akava members’ employers 2017 0,2 %

3%

9%

State 8,7 % Municipality 31,1 % 31 %

Church 1,2 % Private 55,6 % Entrepreneur 3,2 %

56 %

Other 0,2 %

1%

Source: Affiliate reports 2017

Total membership of all trade union confederations in 2015 Total 2,146,000

27 %

47 %

SAK (1 008 000) STTK (550 000) Akava (589 000)

26 %

The total membership of the trade union confederations includes unemployed members, pensioners, students and non-paying members.

Source: Cost distribution between SAK, STTK and Akava.

Goals for the municipal and county elections The municipality of the future is a civilized municipality •

In the future, all residents of a municipality will have, as a minimum, an upper secondary degree.

• Extensive civilization services are the basic task of municipalities.

Making Finland a model country for the promotion of well-being and health • Municipal activities that promote well-being and health will be strengthened.

• The level, quality and availability of health and social services will be defined nationally.

Prerequisites for employment and municipal vitality shall be improved • The overall tax rate must not increase. Service fees must not lead to incentive traps.

• Quality services can only be provided by vital municipalities.

The well-being of personnel will improve productivity • The methods will be created for the personnel to participate in the development of their own work and the planning of reforms.

• Employees will be provided increased opportunities to continue their education and competence development.