Newsletter 4 /2019

1. “WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR!” MEET THE BOARD 15.1.2020
2. NEW CHAIR AND BOARD FOR 2020
3. FUURT:S UNIVERSITY TOUR IN VAASA 17.1.2020

1. “WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR!” MEET THE BOARD 15.1.2020

Meeting for all members of FfÅA. Meet the board members of FfÅA and discuss the upcoming negotiations for a new collective agreement. The new chair Anna Törnroos-Remes as well as the newly elected strike leader Sonja Grönblom and deputy strike leader Camilla Kronqvist will be present.
15th of January at 17-18 at Roster, Tuomiokirkonkatu 6, Turku. Notify ffaasekreterare if you’re coming by the latest on 12.1.

2. NEW CHAIR AND BOARD FOR 2020

At the autumn assembly Anna Törnroos-Remes was elected as chair for FfÅA. Mika Helander was elected deputy chair, Mia Åkerfelt secretarcy and Lotta Valve, treasurer. Adnan Ashraf, Sonja Grönblom, Camilla Kronqvist (communications manager) were elected as board members and Marie Nordström and Tanwir Ahmad as extra board members.

3. FUURT:S UNIVERSITY TOUR IN VAASA 17.1.2020

What are the grounds for fixed-term contracts?
What does it mean to work with a grant?
What are the rights of early-career researchers?
Are you an international researcher working in Finland?

ACADEMIC BREAKFAST AND SELF-DEFENCE

January 17, 2020 at 9:00 – 10:30 o’clock

Place: University of Vaasa Main Building (Tervahovi), Personnel Restaurant Alma

Come and join us for breakfast to discuss academic working conditions and FUURT activities in Vaasa and nationally.

Speakers include FUURT President Maija S. Peltola, coordinator Miia Ijäs-Idrobo, local Shop Steward Laura Perttola

and representatives of the local association VYTY.

WELCOME!

The event is held in English.

For breakfast, please sign in here no later than Friday January 10, 2020:

http://bit.ly/fuurt-vaasa