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.
Negotiation round 2024-2025
Collective agreement negotiations have started or are about to start in sectors where many TEK members are working. The most important bargaining news of all is often sent by email. Make sure your workplace details are up to date on the OmaTEK member portal and if you are an employee representative, check your contact details and employee representative status with YTN's portal or JUKO.
Technology Industry
Negotiations have started on 17 September. The current collective agreement, which is generally binding for all companies in the sector, will remain in force until 30 November. Follow the negotiations on the sector's website or on Facebook (in Finnish). The Facebook page and its posts are public, so you don't need to be a Facebook user. We communicate the most important news by email to both employee representatives and members (usually also in English).
News:
21 November: YTN continues negotiations in the technology industry
Consulting sector
Negotiations have started on 17 September. The current collective agreement, which is universally binding to all companies in the sector, is valid until 30 November. Follow the negotiations on the sector's Facebook page (in Finnish). The Facebook page and its posts are public, so you don't need to be a Facebook user. We communicate the most important news by email to both employee representatives and members (usually also in English).
IT service sector
Negotiations have started on 26 September. The current collective agreement, which is normal binding, i.e. only for companies that are members of the Technology Industry Employers' Association, will remain in force until 30 November. Follow the negotiations on Facebook and on the YTN IT service sector's news page (in Finnish). The Facebook page and its posts are public, so you do not need to be a Facebook user. We will communicate the most important issues via email also in English.
Latest YTN news
Latest news from JUKO
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)