The automatic collection of membership fees for members of the Finnish Union of University Professors working at universities has been suspended on 1 May 2025. The reason for the interruption is the industrial action decisions of university employers. Sivista has instructed its members, i.e. the universities acting as employers and their payroll administrations, to suspend…
The National Conciliator has not made a settlement proposal for the university labour dispute. Conciliation will continue this week on Thursday and Friday. To expedite the negotiations on the new collective agreement, a 24-hour strike by JUKO, JHL, and Pro, representing the employees, will begin at Tampere University on Wednesday, 7 May at 00:01 and…
The university labor dispute has been conciliated this week. The conciliation will continue next week on Monday 5 May and Tuesday 6 May. To expedite the collective agreement, the employee representatives JUKO, JHL, and Pro have issued a strike notice concerning the University of Tampere. The 24-hour strike will begin on 7 May at 00:01…
The university labor dispute and strike threat were mediated on Wednesday, 30 April. The next time the negotiating parties will meet with the National Conciliator Anu Sajavaara is on Friday, 2 May. In addition to salary increases, the dispute concerns the teaching hour cap stated in the collective agreement, which protects those engaged in teaching…
The university labor dispute and strike threat were mediated on Tuesday, 29 April. The next time the negotiating parties will meet with the National Conciliator Anu Sajavaara is on Wednesday, 30 April. In addition to salary increases, the dispute concerns the teaching hour cap stated in the collective agreement, which protects those engaged in teaching…
The Board of the Finnish Education Employers has decided that shop stewards and occupational safety representatives may not participate in trade union training in accordance with the Collective Agreement for Universities during working hours from 28 April 2025 onwards. The Board of the Finnish Education Employers has decided to suspend the collection of membership fees…
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 early February, and the…
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 Sectors JHL and the Trade…
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 increases that improve purchasing power for…
No agreement has been reached on the collective agreement for some 35,000 employees of universities. The negotiating parties last met on Monday, April 14th. Negotiations have been ongoing intensively since early February, and the contract period ended at the end of March. JUKO’s negotiators state that despite the intensive negotiations, no solutions have been found…