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The Trade Union of Education in Finland, OAJ

OAJ is the only labour market organisation that protects the interests of education, training and research sector professionals from early childhood education to adult education and training.

 
News

29.06.2020

Agreement for the private social services sector – Competitiveness Pact provisions removed and pay rises according to the general policy
News

03.06.2020

The decisions on kiky (Competitiveness Pact) concerning the state special education institutions’ teaching staff
News

01.06.2020

Agreement for private Avainta day-care centres – removal of the Competitiveness Pact, salary increases in line with the general policy
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Your working conditions are under negotiations

OAJ-members’ collective agreements will end in on 31 March, 2020. OAJ will be negotiating a new agreement for 84,000 working members.

OAJ negotiates

Q & A on Covid-19 and education

How does the coronavirus affect the work of teachers and other OAJ members? We have put together a list of answers to your questions and concerns.

Q & A
 

Join the union!

As OAJ’s member you receive the most important benefit: advocacy. To join the union, you must work as an employee in the education, training or research sector. The union fee is determined based on your gross earnings, and it is tax deductible.

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Membership benefits

As OAJ’s member, you will receive many benefits in addition to representation – both in your work and your free time.

Membership benefits
 

Follow our blogs

17.12.2019

Collective bargaining

We are now ready for the negotiations

Ollin blogi

24.07.2019

Quality of education

The Future of the Teaching Profession

Ollin blogi

15.03.2019

Education system

We need a shared vision of a better future and a long-term plan for funding education

Ollin blogi
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Publications

Working conditions

08.11.2019

Improvements needed in working conditions, work planning and salary issues

The survey reveals the views of YLL’s members on salaries, work loads and well-being at work. What is positive is that more than 70% of the ...
Organisation

26.03.2019

OAJ - The interest organization for teachers

The Trade Union of Education in Finland, OAJ, is an independent trade union, not linked to any political party, with ca. 120,000 members. Ev...
Immigrants

07.03.2019

Integration Compass 2019

Education helps us ensure that culture is shared by all people living and arriving in Finland. We must offer education and training to peopl...
 

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