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Incomes policy agreement approved

Majority of wage-earners join in
Incomes policy agreement approved (December 15, 2000)
The incomes policy agreement in a nutshell (December 15, 2000)
The Economic Background to the Incomes Policy Agreement (December 15, 2000)
Incomes Policy Agreement Applied Across the Board (December 14, 2000)
A collective agreement is achieved for part of the construction trades sector (December 8, 2000)
Bargaining commences on the basis of the Draft Incomes Policy Agreement (November 30, 2000)
SAK General Council 25th November 2000
The General Council of SAK requires realistic and speedy sectoral negotiations from the employers (November 26, 2000)
Lauri Ihalainen, the President of SAK:
Incomes Policy Agreement paves the way to full employment (November 21, 2000)
The main elements of the incomes policy agreement (November 17, 2000)
Conclusion to tripartite negotiations on incomes policy agreement – though AKAVA stays out
Bargaining at union level can now commence (November 17, 2000)
New Deadline for Incomes Policy is Friday, 17th November
Negotiations difficult (November 14, 2000)
Monday, 13th November, is the deadline for incomes policy bargaining (November 9, 2000)
Incomes Policy bargaining:
The size of the pay rise is the sticking point (November 7, 2000)
SAK’s Executive on Monday the 6th of November (November 5, 2000)
SAK rejects employers' pay offer (November 1, 2000)
Finnish Trade Union Movement Unites Behind SAK Pay Policy (October 26, 2000)
The Objective of the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions – SAK:
A three per cent increase in purchasing power (October 24, 2000)
Incomes policy to support equal opportunities (October 19, 2000)
Pay increases yet to be determined (October 11, 2000)
Incomes Policy Negotiations have now commenced (October 6, 2000)
SAK aims for two-year incomes policy agreement (October 3, 2000)

More information about negotiations — SAK experts

  • Pertti Parmanne (responsible for pay increase questions)
    Tel. +358-9-7721 310, e-mail: pertti.parmanne@sak.fi
    (secretary Kaija Stormbom, tel. +358-9-7721 309)
  • Kirsti Palanko-Laaka (responsible for work environment questions)
    Tel. +358-9-7721 401, e-mail: kirsti.palanko-laaka@sak.fi
    (secretary Kirsi Sainio, tel. +358-9-7721 402)

General situation concerning the negotiations about incomes policy agreement

The Information officers of SAK

  • Sari Aalto-Matturi (responsible for SAK’s communications)
    Tel. +358-9-7721 358, e-mail: sari.aalto-matturi@sak.fi
  • Pauli Vento (webmaster)
    Tel. +358-9-7721 324, e-mail: pauli.vento@sak.fi
  • Hilkka Jukarainen (international department/international information)
    Tel. +358-9-7721 351 or +358-40-5485 660, e-mail: hilkka.jukarainen@sak.fi

Other news

The views of SAK, STTK and AKAVA on the Intergovernmental Conference on the reformation of the EU and on the Nice summit of 7th—8th December 2000 (December 11, 2000)
The Archbishop of the Finnish Evangelical-Lutheran Church and the President of SAK jointly appeal for:
Increased national aid to the developing countries (November 1, 2000)
Return of incomes policy is forecast for Finland
SAK starts a recruitment campaign:
Moving Forward! — Membership Simplified
SAK survey — results out soon:
The fights for employment and for unemployment benefits are priorities
News in Brief (May 2000)
Commencement of the preparations for Congress:
The 16th Congress of SAK on 28.—30.5.2001
Pekka Hynönen at ICFTU 17th World Congress 6 April, 2000:
Trade Unions in the 21st Century
Maj-Len Remahl at ICFTU 17th World Congress 5 April, 2000:
Human rights in the working world will not be complete until the use of child labour is weeded out
The Finnish Delegates to the 17th ICFTU Congress in Durban
New Collective Agreements for most SAK Unions
Finland's first woman President
News in Brief (March 2000)
SAK’s organ Palkkatyöläinen 70 years
Jouni Riskilä, Chairman of the General Council of SAK:
More purchasing power for workers and better facilities for shop stewards - via collective agreements
Is Santa a hard employer?
The World of Work has developed at a varied pace within the Baltic Countries
New Incomes Policy Round is rejected by SAK unions
Lauri Ihalainen,  The President of SAK - Welcoming Speech 29th June 1999
ETUC Congress 29.6. - 2.7.1999, Helsinki, Finlandia Hall
Riitta Partinen, Vice Chair of the ETUC Women’s Equality Committee,
The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK Equality Secretary

ETUC Equality Conference - Gender Mainstreaming Revealed
Helsinki will be busy with international conferences in June 1999 
IMF Central Committee to meet in Helsinki this summer
KTV, the Municipal Sector Trade Union, makes history
Ms Tuire Santamäki-Vuori, PhD chosen as Vice President
Executive committee of SAK, 12th April 1999
SAK makes an appeal for peace in Kosovo and donates 20.000 usd to help the refugees

 

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