It can be said that salary is always the top concern of workers, but for many years, it has been the thing that union members and workers at Nghe An Guest House Trade Union always feel secure about. Holding a salary of 17 million VND, Mr. Tran Van Vuong (born in 1988) - Head Chef of Nghe An Guest House happily said that before 2020, his salary was only nearly 7 million VND. Although he had solid skills and was enthusiastic about his job, but after going through difficult months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, he had a time of uncertainty. Then, in the midst of that difficult situation, he received a decision to increase his salary by nearly 3 times to 17 million VND per month.
Not only Mr. Vuong, but many other workers also received a salary increase with an average income of over 14 million VND. Along with that decision was the encouragement from the Board of Directors and the Union organization of the unit to share and accompany him and other union members. All of this created a great motivation for union members to feel secure and more confident and loving in the work they are doing.
Over the years, the union members and employees of Nghe An Guest House have always been cared for in both material and spiritual life. Behind that achievement, Ms. Phan Thi Thanh Huyen - Director of Nghe An Guest House said that the Trade Union organization plays a very important role. That importance is clearly demonstrated through the role of connecting employees and employers in ensuring the legitimate and legal rights and interests of union members.
The Trade Union has regularly changed its working methods to suit the reality of the unit. For example, during the recent Covid-19 pandemic, the Trade Union Executive Committee promoted the spirit of gathering, proactively organized "Volunteer Teams" and "On-site Teams 3" to both fight the pandemic and support and unite workers. At the same time, it promptly coordinated smoothly with the leadership to ensure social security, health insurance, unemployment insurance and economic support for workers within the unit's capacity. When the whole province established a normal state after the pandemic, the Trade Union continued to promote the spirit of competition, making achievements to stabilize business as well as towards the Trade Union Congresses at all levels for the 2023-2028 term.
Not only at Nghe An Guest House, but also at units and agencies under the Provincial Civil Servants' Trade Union in recent times, the role of Trade Unions at all levels in caring for and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of workers has always been implemented promptly and proactively.
From that spirit, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Civil Servants' Trade Union always pays attention to organizing and directing grassroots trade unions to effectively organize activities to care for union members. As affirmed by comrade Nguyen Cong Danh - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Labor Federation, Chairman of Nghe An Civil Servants' Trade Union: "Organizing and caring for union members is always a key task to connect union members with the organization. It is a basic condition for the organization to grow.
Therefore, during the past term, the Civil Servants' Union has organized visits to union members in difficult circumstances on the occasion of Lunar New Year and Workers' Month, with an average of more than 140 million VND each year. The Civil Servants' Union has also diversified activities to care for union members such as: Union member health care benefits program, service discounts for union members' children; giving gifts to union members' children in difficult circumstances before the new school year; requesting support for building a union shelter.
On average, the grassroots trade union has visited more than 1,300 union members every year, with a total amount of more than 800 million VND. The trade union also represents and protects the legitimate rights and interests of union members such as: salary increase, emulation, rewards, performing cadre work and protecting the rights and exercising the rights of civil servants and public employees according to the law. These are "speaking numbers" to affirm the role and responsibility of the trade union organization in caring for and protecting union members and employees of the Civil Servants' Trade Union during the past term.
In mid-June, the Trade Union of the Provincial Market Management Department successfully organized a humanitarian blood donation program, attracting 45 union members and workers to participate. Through this program, more than 14,000 mml of blood was collected to hand over to the Provincial Hematology Center to serve the treatment of diseases. This is one of many meaningful activities that the Trade Union of the Market Management Department has implemented in recent times.
According to Ms. Le Thi Quynh Anh - Chairwoman of the Union of the unit, each union member considers charity activities not a task, a compulsion but it has become a personal need. In recent years, under the effective participation of the Union Executive Committee, the unit has coordinated with charitable organizations and social organizations to mobilize and support nearly 5 billion VND towards social security activities. Programs for the poor, building charity houses, warm Tet at the border, warm clothes for children, computers for children... have always received the attention and support of union members. These are not only activities that beautify the good tradition of mutual love of the nation but also contribute significantly to building internal solidarity, creating a good image of cadres, civil servants, public employees, and workers in the hearts of the people.
Looking at the whole province, along with enthusiasm and pioneering in launching and organizing volunteer programs, in the past term, the Trade Union organization also promoted many meaningful movements. It is worth mentioning the emulation movement "Good workers, creative workers" with the investment and participation of thousands of union members. On average, each year, nearly 700 initiatives and topics are recognized and highly applicable in the activities of agencies and units. The application of information technology in management, operation and provision of public services changes the working style and methods, improves the quality and efficiency of the staff, civil servants and public employees, contributing to improving the administrative reform index; the satisfaction index of people and organizations with the service of state administrative agencies.
Along with that, the construction of agencies and units meeting Cultural Standards; "Green, clean, beautiful; ensuring occupational safety and hygiene" has always been maintained. Many units have had specific and practical activities such as: Mobilizing resources from union members to add more trees, ornamental plants and flower gardens to create a green, clean and beautiful agency landscape. During the term, 17 agencies and units registered to build units meeting Cultural Standards. 11 agencies and units have been recognized as meeting cultural standards, of which 3 units were recognized as meeting typical Cultural Standards at the provincial level; one unit was recognized as meeting typical Cultural Standards at the city level.
Looking back on the 2017-2023 term, comrade Chu Ba Long - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Provincial Agencies Bloc affirmed that the Civil Servants' Trade Union and its affiliated trade union organizations have strived to regularly innovate content, quickly adapt to the practical situation, closely follow the leadership and direction of the Party Committee and the Provincial Labor Federation, and complete the targets set by the congress. Entering the new term, the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Bloc agrees with the direction, goals, tasks, and breakthroughs that the 4th Trade Union Executive Committee submitted to the congress. At the same time, he hopes that the Civil Servants' Trade Union in general will always affirm its important role and position in the provincial Trade Union organization system; because this is the unit that directly manages the staff and union members in the province's key agencies. Therefore, in the coming time, it is necessary to continue to innovate the content and form of activities appropriately to attract union members to participate and join the trade union organization.
Along with that, the Civil Servants' Union must strive to build each union member of the provincial agency into a shining example in cultivating and training moral qualities, an example of dedication and devotion to work; an example of practicing public service ethics to ensure impartiality and objectivity, always upholding self-respect and strictness with oneself, always taking the lead in administrative reform and digital transformation, to join hands and contribute to the development of Nghe An, the homeland, becoming increasingly prosperous.
Finally, it is necessary to be active and proactive in participating in building, rectifying and protecting the Party, considering this as the responsibility and political rights of union members and trade union organizations. Perform well the role of supervision, social criticism, and participation in giving opinions on Party building; Strengthen education, training, and fostering to introduce outstanding union members to the Party for consideration./.
