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Highly educated adults are the new trade unionists

According to numbers from Statistics Norway, ... highly educated adults have the highest rate of trade union membership in Norway. At the same time, the rate...

New membership record: Tekna passes 90,000

...in the number of technologists belonging to a trade union. Just one year ago, in September 2020, we passed ... scientists and technologists see the value of joining a union, which the pandemic has also emphasized, says Tekna’s...

International Congress: United for a just future

...countries participated when IndustriALL Global Union conducted its 3rd Congress mid-September. Aktuelt ... head delegate to the virtual meeting, where worker unions from all over the world met to debate and decide...

What if the interviewer asks you to talk about your weaknesses?

Should you even give an answer? Råd og tips You’re at a job interview, and your potential ... affiliation Religion or cultural background Trade union membership Sexual orientation or cohabitation...

Highly educated adults are the new trade unionists

...professions behind the numbers The numbers for trade union membership broken down into Tekna professions ... has been made for trade union membership. Yet this doesn’t show which trade union the respective professionals...

The bottom line: European immigrants have lowest rate of trade union membership

...professions behind the numbers The numbers for trade union membership broken down into Tekna professions ... has been made for trade union membership. Yet this doesn’t show which trade union the respective professionals...

ICT and software engineers have lowest rate of trade union membership

...professions behind the numbers The numbers for trade union membership broken down into Tekna professions ... has been made for trade union membership. Yet this doesn’t show which trade union the respective professionals...

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Salaries for PhD candidates in the public sector

I mellomoppgjøret for 2019 ble det gjort endringer som har betydning for stipendiatenes ... Akademikerne and all other individuals who are not trade union members follow a different main collective agreement...

– A simple country boy from Sunnmøre

...presidential candidate, because of his role as company union representative, he has also been heavily involved ... won’t be any «one-man-show»! We’ll develop the union’s members and representatives so that we’ll build...

Lars Olav Grøvik elected as Tekna’s new president

Grøvik was elected as Tekna’s new president at the union’s national ‘R-meeting’ on June 13th. Grøvik succeeds ... says Grøvik. -Tekna is and will be a relevant trade union for our members, providing them with high-quality...

Is this why we all want to work in Norway?

Norwegian welfare state and the strong Norwegian labor unions be a part of the explanation? Working in Norway ... between the country’s political parties and labor unions. Starting in the 1970s, these different sides came...

We’re going for more content in English

...same time work is being done to better explain trade unions’ value. Salary and employment conditions are ... number of newcomers to Norway choosing to join a trade union has increased. – Traditionally speaking, there’s...

Record growth in Tekna

...speed. During ‘the Corona year’ of 2020, the trade union had a membership growth rate of 6.9 percent, ... for us as both a professional association and trade union, where we could really show our relevance. This...

Why join a trade union today?

...percent av Norwegian employees are members of a trade union. – Many people take several of the Norwegian ... benefits – which have all been negotiated by the union movement – for granted, declares Katrine Olsson...

Joining a board for the first time? – Here are some tips to get you started

...the individual chosen for the job and the company union group. The system of electing employee board members ... have a great deal of experience – as do company union representatives and others who have followed along...

Social media and employers

...applies to information that can be described as a trade secret. While what can be classified as “secret” ... and company client lists are examples of trade secrets. A trade-off must also be made in relation to when...

Thinks people don’t know what they ought to be earning

It’s been a tough year for many industries, but some have managed to do well in spite of ... there’s a low percentage of workers belonging to trade unions. It’s also hard to maintain that a certain type...

Four top-level executives in Norway: – This is how you ask for a higher salary

...with one another. In collaboration with the trade unions, we’ve agreed on the salary criteria that apply ... demand for higher salaries usually comes from the trade unions. There have been cases of «whining» where an...

What is the Norwegian Model?

Being a member of a trade union is an important piece of the puzzle often called "The Norwegian Model" ... game for working life, showing us how employers, unions and government meet and speak with one another...

Working and living in Norway

Norway,Norwegian culure,seminar,Tekna Forskerne,trade union,video,working in norway, Working in Norway Are ... and we heared about Tekna’s position as both a trade union and a society. Watch recording from the seminar:...

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The Norwegian Model: It Works

Model,Norwegian culture,Norwegian workplace,trade union, Working in Norway Why do so many people want ... Norwegian trade union. Even more interesting (or peculiar, depending on your viewpoint), these union members...

So, You (Think You) Have a Bad Job?

… employee rights,international workplace,labor union,working in norway,working in the USA, Working in ... Tuesday) If she wants a paid day off, she has to trade with another employee to get them to work for her...

Working in Norway: What’s your added value?

Have we in Norway (over) enhanced becoming an entrepreneur as the only way to make it in business? ... Norway,the Nordic Model,the norwegian model,trade union,working in norway, Working in Norway Have we...