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KEMIANLIITTO – KEMIFACKET RY CHEMICAL WORKERS’ UNION

KEMIANLIITTO – KEMIFACKET RY CHEMICAL WORKERS’ UNION. RESULT OF THREE MERGERS. First union (shoemakers) founded already in 1897 1993: Chemical workers + rubber- and leatherworkers 1995 glass- and porcelaineworkers 2004 textile- and garmentworkers

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KEMIANLIITTO – KEMIFACKET RY CHEMICAL WORKERS’ UNION

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  1. KEMIANLIITTO – KEMIFACKET RYCHEMICAL WORKERS’ UNION

  2. RESULT OF THREE MERGERS First union (shoemakers) founded already in 1897 1993: Chemical workers + rubber- and leatherworkers 1995 glass- and porcelaineworkers 2004 textile- and garmentworkers 47000 members, nearly 2000 workplaces

  3. INDUSTRIES COVERED BY COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS • Plastics and chemical products • Textile and garment • Basic chemicals • Glass and ceramics • Footwear and leather • Rubber • Oil, gas and petrochemical products • Textile services • Tyres • Glazing

  4. AFFILIATIONS • National level: Confederation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) (approx one million members) • Nordic level: Industrial Workers in the Nordic Countries • European level: EMCEF (chemical) and ETUF:TCL (textile, footwear) • International level: ICEM (chemical) and ITGLWF (textile, footwear)

  5. INTERNATIONAL – HOW ? • Finnish companies abroad • Example: Perlos, Kemira in China • Foreign companies in Finland • Examples: Hella (Germany), Pilkington (Japan/UK), Santen (Japan), Albany (USA) • Trade • Chemical products around 13% of all Finnish exports • Primary materials • Imported (oil, gas, cotton, etc) • Workers • 40 nationalities among members

  6. HOW TO DEAL WITH MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES? • Note: collective bargaining in Finland industry-wide • Have to know the company: • Hoovers • International trade union organisations • Sister unions in the mother country of the company • Does the company have a EWC? • Does the company have a functioning international network? • Example: Yara buying Kemira GrowHow

  7. ORGANISING • Organising the same in domestic and foreign companies • Shop stewards important • Union organising department goes around in plants • Union dues (in 2008 1,28%) deducted directly from salary • Union density in the industries covered by the union approx. 70%

  8. THANK YOU !

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