Negotiation round 2024-2025
Updated 31st March.
Private sector
The YTN technology industry's strike scheduled for Friday, April 4th has been canceled because an agreement was reached late Thursday evening in the negotiations for the collective agreement of senior salaried employees in the technology industry.
On March 27th: YTN Issues Strike Warning to the Chemical Industry. More information in Finnish
On March 26th: YTN board rejects technology industry negotiation outcome. More information in Finnish
Pressure measures on TEK members' workplaces
Collective agreements have been negotiated in the private sector since the autumn. In order to speed up negotiations, pressure measures have been started in many sectors, including those that apply to TEK members. In the technology industry, there are one-day strikes in certain workplaces. In addition, there is a so-called ban on flexible working in YTN's technology industry, consulting sector and chemical industry.
Follow the bargaining situation in all branches of the private sector in more detail via the YTN website.
In the private sector, collective agreement negotiations in the technology industry, consulting sector and IT service sector started in September and in the architectural design sector a little later in the autumn. The collective agreements in all these sectors expired on 30th November and no new agreements have yet been reached in any of the fields.
In the private sector, negotiations are also ongoing in the ICT sector, the private laboratory industry and on the sector of yrityskehitysorganisaatiot (business development organisations), among others. Negotiations in the chemical industry also started in December.
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. You can follow the university negotiations in English at yliopistotes.fi/en.
Strike warning for the state sector, read more here (in Finnish)
Follow the public sector negotiations at JUKO's website (in Finnish)
News from TEK:
7th February: Negotiations on salaries are stalled
3rd February: Collective bargaining negotiations for universities are about to start
15th January: Negotiations started on the state sector (in Finnish)
11th December: Many TEK members' collective agreement are expiring
2nd December: No strikes before Christmas
21st November: YTN continues negotiations in the technology industry
Stay updated
The most important news about the progress of the negotiations are typically sent by email directly to our members in the respective field. Please make sure that your workplace information is up-to-date on the OmaTEK portal and that you have chosen to receive news on the Finnish labour market and lobbying.
If you are an employee representative, please check your contact details and staff representative status with YTN's customer service or JUKO.
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)