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The Trade Union of Education in Finland, OAJ

Teachers shape futures

Teachers play a huge role in the lives of many people. They educate the professionals, experts and problem-solvers in every field – the people building a better future, the voters and the taxpayers. Read the letter to Finland which has already been signed by thousands of teachers!

Teachers shape futures
 
Press release

24.08.2022

OAJ and JHL are organising a demonstration to demand that Helsinki’s salary payment mess is cleaned up – “This is an emergency”
News

05.08.2022

Negotiations finalised for the private education sector

News

07.07.2022

OAJ participated ETUCE's special conference in Belgium
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Your working conditions are under negotiations

OAJ-members’ collective agreements will end next spring. 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.

Join OAJ

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
 

Publications

Membership benefits

06.09.2021

Guidebook for OAJ members working in higher education

If you are a teacher or researcher working at a university or university of applied sciences, OAJ is the trade union for you! The operations...
Membership benefits

01.06.2021

Member Guide

Union membership protects you in the working life. As a member, you are not left alone when you need help or advice. You have the support of...
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 ...
 

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