Branches and actives
Trade Union JHL’s branches work to improve their members’ terms and conditions of employment and working conditions and to promote the members’ interests and rights in society. These union branches also arrange leisure activities and training for their members.
Trade Union JHL is made up of branches, the Union Council, the Executive Committee, the central office, and regional offices. Individual members belong to branches, and the branches are members of JHL.
JHL funds the branches’ operations through a membership fee refund. The amount of the refund is 20 per cent of membership fees paid to the union.
JHL helps the branches by providing many tools for their operations.
Because the branches have statutory obligations, JHL supports the branches in fulfilling these obligations with various instructions and templates (in Finnish and Swedish). Having ready-made templates available makes it easier for the branches to do the required tasks.
JHL also provides its branches with many other resources (in Finnish and Swedish) that help with branch operations, such as:
- the “omaYhdistys” service
- instructions for creating their own website and social media channels
- a printing service for ordering materials like guides, logo-printed envelopes and letter paper, and business cards
- JHL SHOP, where the branches can buy JHL products for their events
- a material bank.
Shop stewards and occupational safety and health representatives have their own resources that the union provides to help them in their work (in Finnish and Swedish).
Instructions and forms for applying for legal aid are available on myJHL and omaYhdistys.
On our occupational safety and health and well-being at work page you can find information and instructions on equality and non-discrimination.