The Finnish Construction Trade Union


is one of the biggest unions of the Labour Market Organization, SAK, assembling about 85 000 members. It is the only trade union organizing and representing workers in different occupations in the building and construction industry.

Rakennusliitto´s principal sphere of activities is collective bargaining concerning the terms and conditions of employment with a view to concluding collective agreements and to act as an interest organization in the labour market issues.

Matti Harjuniemi continues as Rakennusliitto´s chairman. Also 2nd chairman Kyösti Suokas and secretary Rauno Kurki were re-elected at Rakennusliitto´s 22nd Congress that ended in Helsinki on Sunday.

No rival candidates to the trio were appointed at the meeting. Harjuniemi has been the chairman since 2005.

In its Congress proclamation the union requests 15 new posts to the magistrate in order for the municipal authorities to be able to grant social security numbers to foreign workers. A taxation number based on the social security number will be taken into use in Finland in the construction sector. Tax- and social contributions will be controlled with this number from the beginning of September.

 

 

Kyösti Suokas, Matti Harjuniemi and Rauno Kurki 15.5.2011.
Photo: (c) Kimmo Brandt

 

Ambet Yuson, the General secretary of BWI has been interwieved
by Nina Kreutzman on the 14th of May 2011.
Video: (c) Sari Happonen

 

 

Top quality disposable respirator masks available at the Construction Trade Union office in Helsinki

 
Now you can protect your lungs from illness! The Construction Trade Union has received a large donation of respirator masksthat protect the airways from dust created by industrial processes (wood, metal, stone and concrete), agricultural crops and construction work.The respirator masks are personal and disposable after a single use.
 
These disposable respirator masks with valves are of type 3M 9322 FFP2, and are individually packagedwith detailed instructions for use.
 
All construction industry workers are invited to collect respirator masks free of charge for their personal use from the Uusimaa Regional Office of the Construction Trade Union at Siltasaarenkatu 4 (2nd floor) in Helsinki. The office is open from 08.30 to 15.30 on weekdays.