The 24-hour strike will begin on 27 May at 00:01 and end on 27 May at 23:59, if no solution is reached before then regarding the working conditions and salary increases for university employees.
The strike covers all work covered by the General Collective Agreement for Universities. The strike is not applicable to, among other things, IT on-call work and essential maintenance of computer core services, essential maintenance of samples and animals, and tasks that, if not performed, would pose a danger to people's lives or health or a significant risk to property.
No agreement on salary increases or a ceiling on teaching hours
The collective agreement negotiations for universities have been ongoing for over three months. For the past three weeks, the labor dispute has been closely negotiated under the leadership of the National Mediator, but no settlement proposal has yet been received.
The central issues of contention in the negotiations are salary increases and the teaching hour cap, which protects those engaged in teaching and research work from excessive workloads.
Teaching, research and the administration that supports them form the cultural foundation of society.
- The future of the whole of Finland is built on expertise - and it is the employees of universities who do it. Therefore, fair, general salary increases and working conditions that support coping are not a negotiation issue but a necessity, Pro, Juko and JHL emphasize.
There are 13 universities in Finland, employing a total of 35,000 people.