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 spring meeting of the Council of the Finnish Union of University Professors took place on 26 April 2025 in Espoo.
The Finnish Union of University Professors has conducted its annual salary survey concerning professors’ salaries. The number of full-time (full) professors increased slightly over the year and totalled 2,036 in 2024. According to the employer survey, a (full) professor’s monthly salary in September 2024 was 7,937 euro on a permanent contract (full) and 7,434 euro…
Jukka Pellinen started as Chair of the Union’s Council on 1 January 2025.
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…