Finland: the Central Organization of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) has a new president and turns a corner of its history

Great negotiating experience. Lauri Lyly studied to become an electrician and technician before getting a degree in corporate management. After being a staff representative at the Loviisa nuclear power plant, he became in charge of negotiations at the Finnish Electrical Workers’ Union in 1989, and general secretary in 1997. His career with the union truly began in 2004 when he was appointed at the head of the department in charge of bargaining. He is therefore very experienced in this area. Besides, he is one of the top-hand heads of the TEAM project (an important plan for a union merger in manufacturing). In his first speech as leader of SAK, Mr. Lyly insisted on the need to pay more attention to the concrete impact on the lives of ordinary workers and their families of any restructuring process affecting businesses. He also called for round tables with all the members of the federation before the fall. They are aimed at finding a consensus in preparation for the coming talks on job security, the safeguard of businesses and measures for workers’ buying power. For employers, Lauri Lyly, who will most likely be at the head of the confederation for seven years, is a reassuring choice. The social partners have negotiated two cycles of negotiations with him, and employers appreciate his quality as a negotiator.
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wouldn’t run for presidency during the next Congress which should be held in 2011.

Great negotiating experience. Lauri Lyly studied to become an electrician and technician before getting a degree in corporate management. After being a staff representative at the Loviisa nuclear power plant, he became in charge of negotiations at the Finnish Electrical Workers’ Union in 1989, and general secretary in 1997. His career with the union truly began in 2004 when he was appointed at the head of the depa

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