The university collective agreement negotiations did not reach a solution within the deadline

The main contractual parties for employees JUKO, Pro, and JHL, as well as the employers’ Finnish Education Employees (often Sivista in Finnish), did not reach a negotiation result in the university collective agreement negotiations by the end of March.

The collective agreement period in universities ended on March 31. Despite the end of the agreement period, the provisions of the collective agreement will continue to be followed as usual.

The proposals presented by FEE to weaken the employment conditions of university employees significantly hinder the completion of the negotiations. There is also still room for negotiation regarding salary increases.

The negotiating parties will meet again on Thursday, April 3rd.

Negotiations on the working conditions and salary increases of approximately 35,000 university employees began on February 4.

University facts 2025

Collective agreements | Universities’ general collective agreement and the provisions on teacher training schools
Agreement period | 1st April, 2023 – 31st March, 2025
Main contractual parties | JUKO, Trade Union Pro, Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors JHL, and Finnish Education Employers
JUKO’s negotiators | Head of Collective Bargaining Katja Aho (JUKO), University Advisory Board Chair and Executive Director Tarja Niemelä (Finnish Union of University Professors), Special Adviser Hanna Tanskanen (Trade Union of Education, OAJ), Negotiations Manager Petri Toiviainen (Social Science Professionals), and Negotiations Manager Reetta Kuosmanen (The Union of Research Professionals)

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