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.
Latest updates on the winter 2022–2023 negotiations (updated 27 Feb. 2023 at 18:00)
- Technology industry: The contracting parties approved the national mediator's settlement proposal on 14 February. In addition to salary increases, the new agreement brings a significant improvement to equality in working life in the form of paid parental leave. See the announcement in Finnish.
- Consulting sector: The new collective agreement for senior salaried employees of the Consulting Sector has been accepted on 21 Feb. It is in effect from 22 February 2023 until 30 November 2024. Read more.
- IT Service industry: An agreement has been reached in the negotiations in the IT Service industry on 27 February. Next, the negotiation result will be processed by the administrations of Tietoala ry and YTN, as well as the unions. The details of the agreement will become public after the administrations have processed it.
None of the YTN sectors are taking industrial actions at the moment. More information about the negotiation situation in each sector can be found here (in Finnish).
TEK pays EUR 80 per day of strike allowance as per the recommendation of the board of YTN. We also pay strike allowance to student members working for a strikebound company as well as for pensioner members. If the employment contract of a TEK member states that the collective agreement for employees under the Industrial Union or for clerical employees under Trade Union Pro applies to them, they can go on strike and TEK will pay them 80 euros per day in strike allowance. Strike allowance is applied for from YTN.
More information and instructions here
See YTN’s website for answers to frequently asked questions on the possible strike.
The latest information about the collective labour agreements in the private sector can be found on the website of YTN.
Negotiation situation of all the YTN branches (in Finnish)
Latest press releases of YTN (mostly in Finnish)
Public sector
JUKO negotiates the collective agreements of TEK and other Akava union members working in the public sector. You can get the most up-to-date information on public sector collective agreements on JUKO's website:
The Yliopistotes.fi website provides information about universities' collective agreements
Please make sure that you have entered your job information correctly on TEK's membership portal, that your e-mail address is correct and that you have subscribed to e-mails related to labour market news and lobbying. This way you will receive information on the progress of the negotiations.
Read more from YTN's site (private sector)
Read more on university sector's negotiations
Read more on public sector's negotiations (in Finnish)