TEK vs YTK. What's the difference?

sparta · Post by **sparta** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:34 am

Question to workers in Finland. Which labor union is better and why? Can smb give a resoned answer? May be there are another labor unions that are better?

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Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 4:26 pm

TEK is an union. YTK is an unemployment fund.

sparta · Post by **sparta** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:41 am

Hmm.. but does TEK also has an unemployment fund?

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:40 pm

Well, yes, you can sign to the IEAT via that.

sparta · Post by **sparta** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:18 pm

Hank, thx for your answers. As i see the annual fees are a little bit different: 65 for YTK, 282 for TEK.

So, what really useful can be taken from TEK for this additionally 217 euros?

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:28 pm

Well, its a *union*.... and a bit of a gentlemens club as it only takes M.Sc. as a member, as it says both professional stuff as well as union stuff. So if you are 'eligible' I'd join it as it is for "those engineers that are better than some engineers"

I belong to tradenomiliitto, just because it is "my people" so to speak. You know, networking, jobs etc. me rub you rub back rub... (and I belong to that same IEAT unemployment fund the "better" engineers belong to).

Anyways, 1.1. join *something*. if you're still pondering atleast the YTK. Once you decide you can change your membership to wnatever so then you need tow have that 10 months contributions (the YTK pages explain the system).

georgemossford · Post by **georgemossford** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:28 pm

Hank,

Thanks for the information above: it was quite useful. I'm trying to find information about TYK in English, but there is no English link on their website. Do you know of an alternative version in this language?

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:02 am

YTK?

Darn, they used to be the only website that had information in English.... and German.

Post by **neil** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:01 am

Yeah that's right. But it seems they have a new website. Wow. It's very erm, pea soup

georgemossford · Post by **georgemossford** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:25 am

So they taken the English away. Seems to be a step backwards:) Never mind, I got my wife to translate the pages and I joined yesterday.

Thank you for your comments!

BR,
George

Karhunkoski · Post by **Karhunkoski** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:25 am

The fee for YTK is 65 per calendar year, whether you join in january of november... so now isnt such a bad time to join.

If you're a foreigner with poor Finnish skills and you think that you could be shat on, abused, short-paid or sacked without notice, I would recommend you join a union - at least then you have some legal support if things turn sticky brown for you.

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:07 am

georgemossford wrote:So they taken the English away. Seems to be a step backwards

Maybe they got too popular - knowing how well jobs bite the nose off people

But shame, they used to have a very well written page on the "how stuff works"...

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:15 pm

BTW; Does YTK provide more services than IAET?
I ve been meaning to change..but I dunno why... I made some notes and now forgot about this completely.

Karhunkoski · Post by **Karhunkoski** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:58 pm

raamv wrote:BTW; Does YTK provide more services than IAET?

I would love to reply, but fear someone might highlight a 2 euro inaccuracy in the level of services offered

Mattlill2000 · Post by **Mattlill2000** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:55 pm

Does YTK provide more services than IAET?

For an extra 16 euros a year YTK offers lawyers services or "oikeusturvavakuutuksen"

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