Negotiations on the collective agreement for some 35,000 university employees continued on Tuesday, 25th March.
This week, negotiations on the new collective agreement will take place on several days, and the parties will meet again on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
The general collective agreement for universities is valid until the end of March. Until then, negotiations will be held with the aim of achieving a good negotiation result for university employees.
If the university sector does not achieve a negotiation result by Monday, March 31, university staff and university employers will move to a non-contractual state (sopimukseton tila in Finnish) on Tuesday, April 1.
The members of Akava unions represented by JUKO work at universities in such areas as research, teaching, administration and management.
University facts 2025
- Collective agreements | Universities’ general collective agreement and the provisions on teacher training schools
- Current agreement ends | 31st March
- 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)
What is JUKO?
- JUKO, the Negotiation Organization for Public Sector Professionals, negotiates collective agreements on behalf of, and thus represents, 200,000 members of 35 Akava member unions.
- JUKO bargains collectively on behalf of employees and officials of the municipalities, well-being services counties, the state, universities and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, as well as in Yritysjaosto, the National Gallery and the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health.
- At the workplaces, 3,500 JUKO shop stewards negotiate locally and represent members of all JUKO unions.
- Public sector professionals, supervisors or managerial positions: find your union www.jaseneksi.fi/en
- www.juko.fi
