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Achievements by Estonian Trade Unions in promoting social dialogue and worker representation in Nordic companies in the Baltic States in 2008. Results, tasks, and membership growth for various trade unions.
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Druskininkai; 23. – 24. 10. 2008 Main tasks, objectives and achievement for Estonian Trade Unions at the time of the project ”Promotion of the Social Dialogue, Strengthening of Worker’s Organisations and the Collective Representation through Education, Information and Consultation with a Special Focus on Nordic Companies in the Baltic States”
Vilnius; 23. – 24. 01.2008 • Participants at the project: EAKL • Energetic Workers TU • Light Industry Workers TU • Insurance Workers TU • Wood and Forestry Workers TU • Metal Workers TU • Postal and Service Workers TU • Service and Commerce Workers TU TALO Journalists Union
Energetic Workers TU • Target companies: • Empower (Finnish) • Fortum (Finnish)
Energetic Workers TU • Situation at the beginning of the project: • TU-s existing: • Empower – 12 members • Fortum 26 members • Task: increase the membership
Energetic Workers TU • Membership rate after the project: –Empower (Finnish) – 18 members –Fortum (Finnish) – 32 members Result: +12 –Empower (Finnish) – +6 members –Fortum (Finnish) – +6 members
Light Industry Workers TU • Target company: • AS Rakvere Lihakombinaat (belongs to the HK Ruokatalo concern)
Light Industry Workers • Situation at the beginning of the project: • TU existing • No shop steward • 80 members Task: elect new shop steward, increase the membership and agree the collective agreement
Light Industry Workers • Membership rate after the project: AS Rakvere Lihakombinaat – 80 • Result: 0
Wood and Forestry TU • Target Companies: • Flexa Eesti AS • YIT
Wood and Forestry TU • Situation at the beginning of the project: • Flexa – union is collapsed • YIT – individual members are left Task: Create/establish/recruit to/a union
Wood and Forestry TU • Membership rate after the project: –Flexa Eesti AS - 0 –YIT - 0 Result: 0
Metalworkers TU • Target companies: • Elcoteq • PKC
Metalworkers TU • Situation at the beginning of the project: • Elcoteq – union is existing (120 members) • PKC – union is existing – 455 • Task: increase the membersip minimum two times
Metalworkers TU • Membership rate after the project:- Elcoteq – 120 members PKC – 460 members Result: +15 Elcoteq – 0 PKC – 15 members
Insurance Workers TU • Target companies: • IF Eesti (south and west departments) • Hansapank • Sampopank
Insurance Workers TU • Situation at the beginning of the project: • IF Eesti havening the trade union • Hanspank and Sampopank do not have any union but there are existing some contacts Task – recruit new members
Insurance Workers TU • Membership rate after the project:– IF Eesti - 46 Hansapank - 0 Sampopank - 0 Result: +5 –IF Eesti - +5 –Hansapank - 0 –Sampopank - 0
Postal and Service Workers TU • Target companies: • G4S (former Falck) • TELE2 • Central Hotell And also they are creating a unions’ work at the next multinational companies: AS LEVIRA (France), Starman AS
Postal and Service Workers TU • Situation at the beginning of the project: • G4S – no union, existing workers representative and some workers belongs to the Service and Commercial Workers TU • Hotel Central – 14 – members • TELE2 – no members yet Task – recruit new members
Postal and Service Workers TU • Membership rate after the project: G4S (former Falck) - 0 TELE2 - 0 Central Hotell - 0 • Result: 0
Service and Commerce TU • Target companies • G4S (Falck) • Jysk Linnen’n Furniture • Säästumarket (ICA)
Service and Commerce TU • Situation at the beginning of the project: • G4S – 41 independent members • Jysk – 11 members • Säästumarket – 5 members
Service and Commerce TU • Tasks: • G4S – 30 new members • Jysk – at the end of the project 50 members • Säästumarket – 20 new members
Service and Commerce TU • Membership rate after the project: G4S – 76 members Jysk – 16 members Säästumarket – 20 (?) members Result: +40 G4S – +35 Jysk – + 5 Säästumarket – 0
Journalist union • Target company: • AS Pärnu Postimees (Schipstead)
Journalist union • Situation at the beginning of the project: • TU is existing. • Task: Increase the membership
Journalist union • Membership rate after the project: • Stood at the same level • Result - 0
SUMMARY Energetic Workers TU - +12 Light Industry Workers’ TU - 0 Metal Workers TU + 15 Forestry Workers’ TU - 0 Insurance Workers TU - 5 Communication and Services Sector TU - 0 Service and Retail Sales TU - +40 Journalists’ Union - 0 TOTAL +72