The Federation of Estonian Healthcare Professionals Unions ETTAL was founded in 1990 and has 25 member organizations with approximately 2300 members.

ETTAL, based on solidarity and democracy, joins doctors, nurses and care assistants, professionals with university degrees and mid-ranking professional staff, kitchen personnel, drivers, cleaners, workmen, departmental secretaries, customer service staff, etc. In other words, anyone working in healthcare or the social services sector can be a member of ETTAL.

At a national level, ETTAL represents its members in collective bargaining with the counterpart organisation for healthcare employers, the Estonian Hospitals Association.

ETTAL, together with the Trade Union Association of Health Officers of Estonia and the Estonian Hospitals Association, has concluded two national level collective agreements:

1. minimum hourly pay for doctors and care assistants for 2002-2003
2. minimum hourly pay for hospital doctors, nurses and carers for 2003-2004
   
   

(In the Estonian healthcare sector there are approximately 23000, of which 77% are in hospitals.)

• EAKL The Confederation of Estonian Trade Unions
• AHL Open Education Association
• PSI Public Services International
• EPSU European Public Services Union
  
  

ETTALs co-operation partners in Finland are KTV, TEHY and SUPER.

The highest decision making body of ETTAL is the Executive Committee, which is comprised of representatives of all the member organisations and meets at least three times a year.

ETTALs Steering Committee has nine representatives elected by the Executive Committee and meets at least six times a year.

Address: Pärnu mnt. 41a, Tallinn 10119, Estonia

E-mail: ettal@online.ee

Homepage: www.hot.ee/ettal

Piret Kruuser chairwoman, tel. +372 6311 268, +372 55 612571

Elgi Nava accountant, tel/fax +372 6311 269