What is YKA?

Objectives

• The aim of our advocacy work is to achieve a healthy, sustainable and equal working life.
• YKA will become an interesting Union which offers open-minded and courageous solutions for the challenges of working life.
• In our advocacy work we will also acknowledge the groups who need it the most, such as those in atypical employment contracts, groups in danger of facing discrimination, as well as students and young people.

Measures

• We will identify the sections in YKA’s current policy documents pertaining to a healthy, sustainable and equal working life.
• We will direct our advocacy work to achieving a healthy, sustainable and equal working life.
• We will come up with more visionary initiatives on selected topics.

Objectives

• We will take ownership over one of the issues raised in our strategy.
• We will have a more active relationship with the media.
• We will be skilled in both influencing through our networks and gaining visibility for our objectives.

Measures

• We will increase our communications resources moderately and allocate them to advocacy communications.
• We will allocate more of our communications resources to achieving success in our chosen key themes.
• We will utilise our members’ skills in advocacy and communications.

Objectives

• We will be active within negotiation organisations and influence their definition of negotiation objectives.
• We will have a developing network of partners which supports our advocacy.

Measures

• We will identify our strategic partners according to the chosen advocacy priorities. We will collaborate with other unions and also actively look for new partners who support our advocacy.
• We will prioritise participation in networks according to our priorities for strategic influencing.
• We will give our elected representatives opportunities to participate in trade union networks outside our own organisation.

Objectives

• YKA will have a good reputation as the union for the new age.
• We will strengthen the identity of a social science professional. This identity will be embraced by all members, not just social scientists.
• All students of social sciences will become familiar with YKA during their first year at university.
• The majority of social scientists will be members of YKA.

Measures

• We will support the building of a social science professional identity through our communications, for example by sharing career stories.
• Instead of focusing on social scientists, we will highlight the social science professional identity in our workshops and communications.
• We will strengthen our recruitment of members and our presence on campuses.
• The key target group of our recruitment efforts will be social scientists. We will also acknowledge other social science professionals in our recruitment.

Objectives

• The different forums where YKA members can participate will remain active.
• The work of the Board and the Union Council will feel accessible to members.
• We will consult our members in varied ways.
• The activities of YKA’s local branches will be expanded.

Measures

• We will create opportunities and channels for members to have an influence and be active within YKA and emphasise the joy of taking part in YKA’s work.
• We will strengthen the community spirit on a local level and through peer meetings at workshops and events.
• We will get better at identifying the varying willingness to participate in different membership segments and target our activities accordingly.
• We will support local organisations in member inclusion.
• We will strengthen our multilingual communications, particularly in English and Swedish.
• We will increase collaboration between YKA and SYY.

Objectives

• Through its skills, activity and courage, YKA will become bigger than the sum of its parts in the union Akava.
• Akava becomes an important forum where YKA can influence legislation. We will support the central organisation in renewing itself and remaining a relevant player.
• We are proponents of openness, democratic modes of operation, and equality.

Measures

• We will carry out active lobbying according to our values within Akava’s trade union movement.
• We will highlight the diversity of our membership and not only advocate for the average member.