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Negotiations on universities’ collective agreements continued on Friday: key role of shop stewards in local bargaining stressed

22.2.2022

The negotiations on the collective agreement for approximately 34,000 university employees continued on 18 February. “We began discussing the role of shop stewards and the related provisions in the collective agreement,” Katja Aho, head of collective bargaining at JUKO, says. Aho points out that the collective agreement guarantees the universities broad opportunities for bargaining on …

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University employees’ working conditions must be improved

18.2.2022

University employees have been overstretching themselves throughout the pandemic. As the rectors of the universities write, teachers have borne the burden of adapting remote working tools and new pedagogical solutions, and for two spring semesters in a row the universities have organized entrance examinations with extensive special arrangements. Academic research is the bedrock of our …

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Negotiations on the university collective agreement began on Friday

15.2.2022

Negotiations on a new collective agreement have now begun for the university sector. The employees’ and employers’ representatives submitted their negotiating goals at the Akava union’s headquarters in Helsinki on Friday 11 February. At the same time, the parties gave notice for termination of the current collective agreement, effective 31 March. Of the sectors on …

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Interview with Maria Löfgren

1.2.2022

Maria Löfgren, Executive Director of the negotiation organization JUKO, why is the university sector important for JUKO? Most people who belong to the member unions of JUKO (the Negotiation Organization for Public Sector Professionals) are university educated. Universities, in general, are the main pillar of our society’s skills, innovations and thus economic growth. From this …

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University sector collective agreement negotiations begin in February

26.1.2022

The universities’ general collective agreement is in force until the end of March 2022. In the negotiations, the university employers are represented by Finnish Education Employers, and university staff are represented by JUKO (the Negotiation Organization for Public Sector Professionals), the Pro trade union and JHL (the Trade Union for Public and Welfare Sectors). JUKO …

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The only one we’ve got

13.1.2022

Twelve years ago, the Finnish universities signed the first collective agreement of their own. According to university representatives, this agreement is not perfect but essential regardless. Early next year, the agreement will be on the table once again, and the negotiations are expected to be even more challenging than usual — again. The negotiations concluded …

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Preparations under way for negotiations

21.12.2021

The universities’ general collective agreement is in force until 31 March 2022. Negotiations about a new collective agreement, which will enter into force on 1 April 2022, will begin in February–March 2022. Before the parties to collective negotiations sit down at the negotiating table, each party will set its own negotiation targets. JUKO, the Negotiation …

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The collective agreement is developed constantly

9.11.2021

Under the universities’ collective agreement, the parties representing employees and employers (JUKO and Finnish Education Employers) hold regular discussions while the agreement is still in force. The current collective agreement provides for five working groups who aim to develop the agreement and employment terms: The statistics working group discusses a common knowledge pool and questions …