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Introducing Jukka Pellinen, Chair of the Council of the Finnish Union of University Professors
Jukka Pellinen started as Chair of the Union’s Council on 1 January 2025.
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Conciliation of the university labour dispute began on 24 April
The university labour dispute and the strike threat were conciliated for the first time on 24 April. National Conciliator Anu Sajavaara announced on the messaging service X that conciliation will continue on 29 and 30 April. Negotiations on the collective agreement for the 35,000 university employees have been ongoing intensively since ea…
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University labor negotiations stalled – strike notice for Tampere University
No solution has been reached for the collective agreement of 35,000 university employees. Negotiations have been ongoing since early February, and the contract period ended at the end of March. To expedite the negotiations, the Negotiation Organisation for Public Sector Professionals JUKO, the Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sector…
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University staff deserve pay raises in line with the general trend
The high-quality research conducted by university staff and the teaching based on it enable Finland’s competitive development and innovation activities. Teaching at universities is based on research, and as the level of research rises, so does the level of expertise. In the collective agreement negotiations, JUKO aims for general increase…
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