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Union of Journalists to the EU Commission: a collective bargaining right for the self-employed

19.02.2021 General, In headlines now, News

The Union of Journalists has voiced clear support for the European Commission’s plans to develop the collective bargaining right of self-employed workers. The union issued a response to the EU initaitive in early February that stresses the need to revamp EU legislation to ensure that collective bargain rights are extended to self-employed people, which inRead More

Union condemns attack on journalists in Belarus

19.02.2021 General, In headlines now, News

The UJF has strongly condemned the concerted attack on 16 February by Belarusian security forces on  a number of the country’s journalists and journalists’ organisations. State security officials pretending to be police officers, swooped on the home of Andrei Bastunets, the chair of the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) and arrested him. BAJ press secretaryRead More

UPM wants to scrap collective bargaining for salaried employees

11.02.2021 In headlines now, News

Helsinki (10.02.2021 – Heikki Jokinen) The Finnish multinational forest company UPM announced on 8 February that it will no longer engage in any kind of collective agreements at any level for salaried employees in Finland. All terms of work will be negotiated on an individual basis.

Anybody can become a Foreign Agent now

18.01.2021 In headlines now, News

On December 25, Russian Duma approved a law that allows for ordinary citizens and informal organizations to be deemed “foreign agents” if they are involved in political activity in Russia and receive assistance from abroad. The new law refers to more than just financial assistance and offers a broad interpretation of what constitutes political activity.Read More

An important new journalism guidebook increases understanding

18.01.2021 In headlines now, News

In the book Journalism по-русски 28 regional Russian journalists answer questions about how it is to work as a journalist in Russia, with regards to taboos, and what is allowed and what is not, according to Russian media law. Amendment of the Foreign Agents Law in December brought new challenges.

UJF turns a hundred! Everyone entitled to be informed in the next hundred too

11.12.2020 In headlines now, News

“Everyone in Finland is entitled to be informed and take part in debate. We must adhere to this unerringly over the next hundred years too,” said UJF president Hanne Aho as the union approaches its centenary on 28 March next year. The centenary will start to be celebrated and marked by various events starting inRead More

UJF Council examines media support and union priorities amidst corona crisis

7.12.2020 In headlines now, News

The autumn session of the UJF Council met in Helsinki 3-4 December, and discussed the work of the union and priorities affecting the media in light of the impact of the covid-19 pandemic. The Council session was held remotely due to the pandemic. UJF president Hanne Aho highlighted the need for quality news media duringRead More

UJF president becomes 2021 chair of the CMM support association

1.12.2020 General, In headlines now, News

The Council for Mass Media, the self-regulatory media watchdog, has elected UJF president Hanne Aho as the new board chair of its support association. The support association is a registered NGO that administers the CMM’s affairs and selects its chair and members. The election and the appointment of other board members of the support associationRead More

Vastaamo data hack: a checklist for journalists

28.10.2020 In headlines now, News

The hacking of confidential treatment records at the Vastaamo psychotherapy patient records company is shocking both in scope and nature. There may be attempts to feed the media info gained by the illegal hack. Responsible journalists act ethically and in line with the Guidelines for Journalists. The hacking of Vastaamo and resulting efforts to blackmailRead More

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Labor market research: Agreements negotiated by the union have improved wages

27.10.2020 In headlines now, News

The incomes of UJF members in employment have increased by an average of 2.1 per cent over a two-year period. Average monthly take home pay is € 3 537, € 3 875 with allowances.

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