The Union of Health and Social Care Services - Tehy is a trade union in Finland. With 160,000 members Tehy is the major trade union for health care professionals, social workers and students of these professions in Finland. It is affiliated with the Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees, and Public Services International.
Union of Health and Social Care Professionals - Tehy | |
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| Founded | 1982 |
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| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
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| Members | 160,000 |
| Affiliations | STTK, PSI |
| Website | www.tehy.fi |
The union was founded in 1982 with the merger of several smaller healthcare unions, the largest of which was the Finnish Union of Nurses. It affiliated to Confederation of Salaried Employees (TVK), but TVK went bankrupt in 1992, and the union transferred to the Finnish Confederation of Professionals. By 1998, it had 117,200 members.
In the autumn of 2007, Tehy organised a mass resignation in which 12,800 nurses and other members gave their notice, ending their employment on 19 November 2007. The resignations are in advocacy of higher salaries for Tehy members. The Finnish parliament promptly passed a law that now allows the authorities to force nurses back to work.[citation needed]
References
- Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 220. ISBN 0333771125.
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The Union of Health and Social Care Services Tehy is a trade union in Finland With 160 000 members Tehy is the major trade union for health care professionals social workers and students of these professions in Finland It is affiliated with the Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees and Public Services International TehyUnion of Health and Social Care Professionals TehyFounded1982HeadquartersHelsinki FinlandLocationFinlandMembers160 000AffiliationsSTTK PSIWebsitewww tehy fi The union was founded in 1982 with the merger of several smaller healthcare unions the largest of which was the Finnish Union of Nurses It affiliated to Confederation of Salaried Employees TVK but TVK went bankrupt in 1992 and the union transferred to the Finnish Confederation of Professionals By 1998 it had 117 200 members In the autumn of 2007 Tehy organised a mass resignation in which 12 800 nurses and other members gave their notice ending their employment on 19 November 2007 The resignations are in advocacy of higher salaries for Tehy members The Finnish parliament promptly passed a law that now allows the authorities to force nurses back to work citation needed ReferencesEbbinghaus Bernhard Visser Jelle 2000 Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945 Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan p 220 ISBN 0333771125 Organized labour portal This article related to a European trade union is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about an organisation in Finland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte
