Negotiation round 2024-2025
Private sector
New collective agreements have entered into force in YTN's technology industry, consulting sector, IT service sector, chemical industry sector, ICT sector, energy sector and private laboratory sector. Architectural design sector still continues the negotiations. (Situation for private sector updated 15.4. at 15:42)
Pressure measures on TEK members' workplaces
A new collective agreement for the chemical industry sector has been reached on April 15, 2025. Rest of the strikes are now cancelled. More information
Follow the private sector negotiations at YTN's website
Public sector
On the public sector, negotiations on the state, university as well as on the municipal and wellbeing services sector are ongoing.
State sector
30th April: JUKO declined the conciliation proposal, conciliation continues this week (in Finnish)
28th April: Second conciliation proposal to the state sector, read more (in Finnish)
Third strike notice to the state sector, read more (in Finnish)
University sector
22nd April: Strike notice to Tampere university
You can follow the university negotiations in English at yliopistotes.fi/en.
Municipal and wellbeing counties
30th April: Mutual understanding on salary increases has been formed, read more (in Finnish)
Follow the public sector negotiations at JUKO's website (in Finnish)
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Private sector
The collective labour agreements of the members of TEK and other Akava unions working in the private sector are negotiated by The Federation of Professional and Managerial Staff YTN. In practice, the negotiators are experts from TEK and other Akava unions. Click here to read about the importance of collective agreements. Collective agreements are negotiated for each contract branch. If you do not know which contract branch your employer belongs to, ask your employer or shop steward.
Read more from YTN's site (private sector)
Public sector
JUKO negotiates the collective agreements of TEK and other Akava union members working in the public sector: at universities, the state and the municipalities. You can get the most up-to-date information on public sector collective agreements on JUKO's website (in Finnish). The Yliopistotes.fi website provides information about universities' collective agreements
Read more on university sector's negotiations
Read more on public sector's negotiations (in Finnish)