Promoting members' interests

Public sector trade unions are concerned about the status of employees and public services. Both jobs and the quality of services and work are at stake. The decisions affecting these concerns are to a great extent made at the European level, although national decision-making significantly affects the European and global agenda as well.
 

Work carried out at the national level alone is, however, no longer sufficient. We must be present where decisions are made. Successful action to develop working life and secure and improve services requires co-operation with the other European and international public sector trade unions.

The co-ordination and influencing of interest-promotion activities on the European and national level require efficient and flexible operating models and procedures. The Finnish Public Services Unions' EU Working Party (FIPSU) co-ordinates the activities of nine Finnish trade unions in their work to promote members' interests at the European level.

Acronyms:

FIPSU   -   Finnish Public Services Unions' EU Working Party
SAK   -   Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions
STTK   -   Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees
AKAVA   -   Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland
KT   -   Commission for Local Authority Employers
VTML   -   Office for the Government as Employer
EK   -   Confederation of Finnish Industries
NOFS   -   Nordic Public Service Unions
NFS   -   Council of Nordic Trade Unions
EPSU   -   European Federation of Public Service Unions
ETUCE   -   European Trade Union Committee for Education
ETUC   -   European Trade Union Confederation
UNICE   -   Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe
CEEP   -   European Centre of Enterprises with Public Participation and of Enterprises of General Economic Interest
CEMR   -   Council of European Municipalities and Regions
EU   -   European Union
EP   -   European Parliament
EBRD   -   European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
PSI   -   Public Services International
EI   -   Education International
ICFTU   -   International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
WTO   -   World Trade Organisation
IMF   -   International Monetary Fund
WB   -   World Bank
OECD   -   Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development