The Federation of Public and Private Sector Employees, Jyty
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Membership:
About 70 000 members
Members:
Officers and employees at the service of municipalities and the Church.
Member assosiacions: about 250
Established: 1918
Head office:
Asemamiehenkatu 4, FIN-00520 Helsinki, Finland
Tel. 020 7893799 telefax 020 7893790
www.jytyliitto.fi
Presiding officers:
President Maija Pihlajamäki (elected fulltime officer)
Congress of the federation:
The highest decision-making body of the Jyty, assembling every fourth year.
General council:
The highest authority on collective agreements of Jyty, assembling twice a year.
Executive committee:
Execution of decisions made by the Congress and the Council. About 15 meetings per year.
Central organization:
STTK (Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees).
Collective aggreement:
The Jyty has two joint negotiation bodies (Union for Municipal Sector and Union for Church Sector) with the Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors JHL. Counterparts in the negotiations: the Commission for Local Authority Employers, the Church of Finland Negotiating Commission.
Counterparts in the negotiations:
The Commission for Local Authority Employers, the Church of Finland Negotiating Commission.
Regional activities:
The Jyty has nine regional offices covering the whole country.
International activities:
The Jyty is a member of Public Services International, European Federation of Public Service Unions and Nordic Public Services Council.
Jyty magazine:
The Magazine Jyty is a membership bonus. Ten issues per year. Editor in Chief Kari Hietamäki
Unemployment fund:
Each Jyty member is automatically also a member of Jyty Unemployment Fund.