About us!

The group is a part of the Geneva School, which provides its participants with a unique opportunity to meet people from workers’ organisations from all parts of the world at the International Labour Conference (ILC) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva. The school was established in 1931 and has since then worked to enhance knowledge of international cooperation and global issues and to promote trade union activities at both the national and international level.

Tobias Rydell, Sweden

An assembler and active within IF Metall since 2014, is currently the vice chairman of the IF Metall workshop club at Toyota Material Manufacturing Sweden AB.

Good proverbs to live by:
  • Where there is a will, there is a way.
  • "It is always best to discuss matters directly with the person who has the authority to make decisions."
  • Don't take life too seriously; you won't get out of it alive anyway.

Alma Kastlander Nygren, Sweden

Central negotiator at Vårdförbundet/Swedish Association of Health Professionals. Has worked at the union for the last 9 years

3 life approaches I recommend: 
  • Try (almost) everything once
  • What does not kill you makes you stronger
  • Believe everything is gonna be ok - the worst thing that can happen is that you were happy in vain


Rasmus Emil Hjorth, Denmark

Member of 3F. Chairman of the Food Couriers' Organization and union representative for nearly 4 years.
Funfacts about Rasmus:
  1. Doesn't wear a tie
  2. Does wear a hat

 


Petteri Männistö, Finland

Organising Officer at The Finnish Industrial Union. Been working for the union since 2018 and before that worked as a truck mechanic for 10 years and 5 of them I was a shop steward. Quotes:
  • Organize or die
  • Kiss "keep it simple, stupid"


Silje Hatmyr, Norway

Norwegian Union Of Commercial And Office Employees
Region shop steward for MENY

Secretary of the Sector group of Private Commerce

Shop steward for 8 years and counting, always ready to fight the fight.

Quotes
  • “Det finns en sång i varenda själ (There is a song in every soul)l”
  • ”There is power in a union”

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