Actives of Trade Union JHL requested Saila Ruuth to stand as a candidate for the position of a Chief Executive Officer of the union

A group of active members in JHL’s Union Council requested Saila Ruuth to enter as a candidate for the position of a Chief Executive Officer of the union. Ruuth has agreed to the request.

Trade Union JHL got a new Chief Executive Officer candidate on 28 October. A group of active JHL members requested Saila Ruuth to seek a new term as the union’s Chief Executive Officer, and Ruuth has agreed to the request. Ruuth has been a Chief Executive Officer of JHL since 2022.

“Saila is genuinely interested in JHL’s role in the changing world, and she gets to work when needed”, say JHL actives Pia Honkanen and Tiina Liimatainen.

“Being requested to continue is an expression of confidence, and I’m ready to take up the challenge and continue my work for an even stronger JHL and better world of work”, Ruuth comments.

JHL’s Union Council elections are in February 2027. The new Union Council will assemble in an organisational meeting on 7 June 2027 and choose the President and two Chief Executive Officers for the union for the next five-year term. The current Chief Executive Officers are Mari Keturi and Saila Ruuth. Keturi is running for the position of the President of the union.

The Union Council is the union’s highest decision-making body and consists of 120 elected members. Its term of office is 5 years.

More information:

Saila Ruuth 050 466 1573