Akava general presentation june2016

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 37 affiliate unions with a combined membership of nearly 610,000, of which some 110,000 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 37 affiliates have a total membership of 610,000 members, including more than 110,000 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  One fourth of all Akava members are under 30 years of age.  More than half are female.  44 per cent of the members have children under the age of 18.

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

positions. 

The average total earnings of men is 4,850 euro, while for women, it is 3,690 euro.  Akava members pay nearly half of the State’s income tax revenue.

Akava’s affiliates 1.6.2016 Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland

72 020

Social Science Professionals

Akava Special Branches

28 714

Society of Finnish Professional Foresters

2 459

Akava's General Group

757

The Finnish Association of Architects

2 391

The Finnish Association of Occupational Health Nurses

1 705

Association of Finnish Lawyers

16 298

12 245

Finnish Association of Academic Agronomists

5 897

The Finnish Business School Graduates

Finnish Association of Rehabilitation Professionals

6 299

The Finnish Union of Public Health Nurses

7 344

Finnish Dental Association

7 153

The Institute Officers Union of the Finnish Defence Forces and the Border Guard

3 923

Finnish Medical Association

25 516

The Officers Union

6 178

The Union of Church Professionals within Akava AKI

5 810

The Union of Diaconal Workers in Finland

1 803

Finnish Pharmacists' Association Finnish Police Federation

7 720 11 104

52 168

Finnish Psychological Association

7 027

Trade Union of Education in Finland

121 621

Finnish Union of Environmental Professionals

4 790

Union of Finnish Speech Therapists

1 550

Finnish Union of Experts in Science

7 897

Union of Finnish University Professors

2 462

Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers

7 056

Finnish Veterinary Association

2 650

Union of Professional Business Graduates in Finland TRAL Union of Professional Engineers in Finland

Health Science Academic Leaders and Experts

1 243

Union of Professional Social Workers

Kirkon Nuorisotyöntekijöiden Liitto KNT

1 155

Union of Swedish-speaking Engineers in Finland

3 226 8 928

Managers and Professionals YTY

10 264

Union of Technical Professionals KTK

Sales and Marketing Professionals MMA

26 795

Total

30 450 70 119 23 314

608 051

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 2016

2.6% 6.5 % State 6.5%

34.0 %

Municipality 34.0% Church 1.4% Private 55.0%

55.0 %

Entrepreneur 2.6%

1.4 %

Source: Affiliate reports 2016

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.

Growth for Finland through work - Akava’s key objectives for the Government term 2015–2019 Objectives Employment rate of 75% in 2015 Tax rate at the EU-15 level

Longer work careers provide the funds for a healthy welfare society

Profitable education Functioning incentives

Lucrative work Better foundations for entrepreneurism

Business subsidies that encourage renewal Longer careers through the development of working life

Solid foundations A balanced public economy Functioning social welfare, health care and municipal reforms

High competence level R&D investments 4%