- More pay and more benefits, NITO is a better solution
- If you have atechnological background and work in engineering, then you belong at NITO. convince more people to change unions or to get one if they don't already have one.
Kristel Bredahl lives in Harstad and is a subject teacher at the Fire and Rescue School.
This school with 320 students is under the Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning.
"My experience is that more people than you think can become a NITO member," she says.
"I know of people who are members of other unions because they think they don't have enough technological background. But they would rather have a NITO membership.
NITO is Norway's largest trade union for engineers and technologists. Here are people involved
- Doctorate
- civil engineers
- Masters
- and bachelor's
The common denominator is that they have a technological background and have a profession that engineers like to work in, and then are in a working community with other technologists and engineers.
- Everyone must increase their salaries
Bredahl talks about people in his network who were members elsewhere and who were dissatisfied with the wage development there. Andabout cases where they felt that the union was not active enough in meeting them when they needed help in their employment relationship.
" As a union representative, I work every day to ensure that all members receive a pay increase and that we have good arrangements in the workplace," she says .
- I myself have needed legal help during my career, and the lawyers at NITO are very helpful. For example, I have had my employment contract reviewed when I got a new job, I got Good advice quickly.
- In meetings with you who are not a member, I also tell you about all the courses and continuing education offered through NITO.
She continues: - And then there are the discount schemes, especially with NITO prices on insuranceat Tryg, discounts at Fjellsport.no, Sumo, hotels and more.
- And at Nordea, you become a Premium customer with good advice and favourable mortgage rates. If you travel abroad, you can enter the airport lounge for free, if you have the credit card from Nordea," she says eagerly.
Recommends letters of recommendation
Bredahl encourages those who are in doubt about whether they can become a member to contact NITO to ask.
Or preferably seek out a NITO union representative at the workplace where you work, to hear about the possibilities.
- The union representative will be able to help you and see how you can become a member, and he or she will be able to write a letter of recommendation that is attached to the registration process, she explains.
Bredahl finds that if you have a technological background and work today as if you were an engineer, but lack the formal engineering education, then you may be entitled to get NITO membership.
- You may need an extra justification to be able to become a member, Bredahl explains.
She herself has written letters of recommendation for several of her colleagues, here the technological background and expertise are emphasized and the environment in which she works is told.
Build expertise
- In some cases, more competence enhancement may be recommended before NITO membership is finalized. Building competence is useful for everyone anyway! It's nice to be more, and I would love to have you join NITO!