On Tuesday, April 22nd, the employee side issued a strike warning for a one-day strike at the Tampere University on May 7th. This was done to expedite the stalled collective agreement negotiations. Upon hearing this, the university employer announced massive countermeasures. Firstly, the employer announced the indefinite suspension of the employer’s collection of union membership …
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 …
Finland desperately needs growth. Growth is generated by skilled and innovative professionals. Universities educate these professionals, and high-class professionals who generate growth and innovations work at universities. This has also been highlighted in the final report of Risto Murto’s working group’s Kasvuriihi project, which states that the creative research conducted at universities forms the basis …
In the autumn of 2007, training schools transitioned to a new salary system (shortened UPJ in Finnish). In the new salary system, annual increments were replaced by a system that evaluates the demands of each employee’s job (demand levels, vaatitasot in Finnish) and personal performance (performance percentage, suoritusprosentti in Finnish). The starting point for the …
The collective agreement negotiations for the university sector are currently underway. If no negotiation result is reached by March 31st, university employees and employers will enter a state without an agreement (sopimukseton tila in Finnish). Now is the time to give the work done by university staff the value it deserves – also in terms …
The salary increase of 10-15% that a director can negotiate at any time – even with quite mediocre leadership – is, usually, impossible to achieve for others. The timing for increases is never right; either we are heading into worse times, deep in a slump, or we haven’t quite recovered, which doesn’t really allow for …
The number of shop stewards and the diversity of their backgrounds are rarely considered in everyday life. The workplace shop steward system, as well as the number and backgrounds of chief shop stewards, have evolved over time to their current state. Based on our experience, it is difficult to assess the timeliness of shop steward …
The principle of JUKO and its member unions is to always proceed by negotiating and agreeing. However, negotiations may end up in a deadlock for one reason or another. In such cases, the collective power of the members is needed. Industrial action is not an end in itself, and no union enters negotiations with the …
Universities have always played an important role in producing new knowledge. A large part of scientific research is still carried out in universities. Of course, many companies invest heavily in research and product development, for example in the pharmaceutical and military industries. Nevertheless, research carried out in universities still provides the basis for most innovation. …
Finnish Education Employers (FEE) board member and Rector of the University of Helsinki, Sari Lindblom, opened a public debate on the university collective bargaining game (article in Finnish). The article makes it embarrassingly clear how those in university management are distanced from the reality of university work. I for one would like to believe that …
Yliopistotes.fi is a website for university employees, who are members of JUKO's member organisations.
