As a member of AKT, you are not alone. You get comprehensive employment security, membership in the Unemployment Fund and a community of professionals working in the same industry – all in one package. Union membership is the best way to influence your working conditions and salary. Not to mention valuable member benefits.
In Finland, every employee has the right and freedom to join a trade union. When you join, you support everyone else. Together we can influence wages, working conditions and other important issues related to work.
When you are a member of the union, you are also a member of the AKT trade union branch. The branch is determined by your place of residence or your field. Information on trade union branches can be found here.
As a member, you can participate in union activities both in your union branch and by attending national events such as the AKT Summer and Winter Days. You may also be interested in the many types of positions of trust for which the union offers training!
The union’s membership fee includes the membership fee of the Unemployment Fund. All employment security in one package!
When you are a member of AKT, you have the support of the union and its other members. The union representative at your workplace is the first person you can always ask for help. The representative has received training from the union and is acquainted with the working conditions. Support is also available directly from the union. As a member, you can rest assured that the employer cannot make you work on whatever terms.
The union advises its members on problems related to work and salary payment. It is usually possible to resolve these problems by negotiating individually or with the support of a union representative. In case of major disagreements, AKT members can get legal assistance. In such cases, the union will defend the member’s case in court and be responsible for the legal costs.
AKT is interested in what kind of salary its members in different sectors receive. That is why it is worth joining the union and being involved in issues concerning the salary and working conditions. We constantly aim to improve salaries and ensure that working conditions are fair.
The most important task of a trade union is to negotiate and conclude collective agreements for its members. In Finland, the law defines only a few terms of employment, so AKT and other employee unions negotiate collective agreements with employer unions.
The collective agreement includes, for example,
The union’s key tasks also include
As a member, you are entitled to various member benefits and can participate in training courses organised by the union.
The membership fee for an employed member is 1.6 percent of gross salary. With the membership fee, you get employment advice, legal assistance in employment disputes, unemployment insurance, training, holiday benefits, the AKT magazine sent to your home, and member discounts agreed by the union on many useful services.
AKT is known as a strong union with approximately 38,000 members. When you are a member of AKT, you get to join a community of professionals working in the same industry. We work in road transport, stevedoring, the tanker and oil product industry, travel agencies, freight forwarding, as traffic instructors, in maintenance workshops, terminals and aircraft cabins.
You can get membership benefits only by becoming a member. Join now and get an opportunity to influence your working conditions and salary.