Trade Union JHL’s unit “Teli” protects the interests of those working in traffic, technical and energy sectors, and takes care of occupation-specific activities in those sectors.

Trade Union JHL is the right choice for people who work with municipal engineering, maintenance, repair and construction, forestry, agriculture and gardening, production of heat and electrical energy, or within traffic and transport.

Make things better and improve yourself – join the teli sector’s occupation-specific activities!

JHL’s goal is to make the future of work fair for everyone. Traditional job profiles have already changed, and they will constantly be changing and adapting in the future. Employees must be given a genuine opportunity to ponder on and solve many of the yet open issues when it comes to ensuring our members get the best possible benefits during the transformation of working life.

As a multidisciplinary union, JHL wants to further develop a strong protection of occupational interests together with its members.

The purpose of occupation-specific activities is to find out what kind of a tangible impact the significant changes of the future will have on our members working in the technical, energy and traffic sectors. We want to work together to find solutions and ways to implement the changes fairly and with member interests in mind.

JHL provides the sector’s professionals and the students of the sectors with tools to build and strengthen their occupational identity. The union’s comprehensive selection of courses helps people maintain their occupational skills and competence.

In addition to protection of interests related to terms and conditions of employment, the union is involved in further developing working life laws and rules as well as occupational training. Advocacy is one of the union’s strengths. The union is closely monitoring occupational sector trends and competence needs in working life.

If you’re interested in further developing the teli sectors, you can sign up right away if you like!

Technical, energy and traffic sector professionals

Thousands of JHL members work in the teli sectors. Aside from State Railways VR, large employers include airport maintenance company Finavia and airport security service producer Airpro.

In addition, the Helsinki Metropolitan Region’s metro and tram traffic and the Tampere Tram employ hundreds of drivers and other professionals. In addition, there are plenty of JHL members working in municipally-owned energy companies and within Finnish ferry traffic.

The sectors and workplaces that have the smallest number of members are sports organisations, the guidance sector, ports,  and some state-owned companies. These sectors have been concentrated to the teli unit because their collective agreement negotiations are conducted with Palta.

Energy, ICT and network sector

Energy, ICT and network sector professionals work in the production of heat and electrical energy and are responsible for constructing energy networks as well as network upkeep and maintenance. They also carry out duties related to electrical, automation and electronics installations. Thanks to the professionals of the energy, ICT and network sector, Finnish homes get warmth, light, and power for electrical appliances.

Traffic sector

Traffic sector professionals work within rail traffic, at airports, on waterways and in ports. The occupational groups perform various duties that relate to traffic, safety, transport, construction and maintenance. They guarantee the well-functionality of Finnish public and goods transport. Typical occupational groups include train guards, ferry drivers, airport security inspectors, tram drivers and rail traffic equipment maintainers.

Technical sectors

The duties of technical sector professionals have to do with municipal engineering, maintenance, repair and construction, forestry, agriculture and gardening. Technical sector professionals work in various environments, such as sports facilities maintained by municipalities, parks, graveyards,  and national parks around Finland.