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 early February, and the contract period ended at the end of March.
To expedite the new agreement, employee organisations JUKO, JHL, and Pro have issued a strike notice concerning the Tampere University.
The 24-hour strike will begin on 7 May at 00:01 and end on 7 May at 23:59 if no solution is found regarding the working conditions and salary increases for the staff of Finland’s thirteen universities before then.
In addition to salary increases, the dispute concerns the teaching hour caps stipulated in the collective agreement, which are intended to protect those engaged in teaching and research work at universities from excessive workloads.
The university employers are represented in the negotiations by Finnish Education Employers FEE.
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