Negotiations concerning the private early childhood education sector’s own collective agreement started on 17 September 2024. The parties to the negotiations are Finnish Education Employers (FEE), the Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors JHL, OAJ, SuPer and Talentia.

The new contract of universities of applied sciences brings a salary increase on 1 May 2024, which secures the development of purchasing power this year. The general increase is 2.7 percent, and the local instalment is 0.4 percent. There will be no weakening of the terms of the employment conditions.

OAJ's Executive Board decided at its meeting last week to organize a political strike on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. The strike will be carried out in all early childhood education units in the capital region.

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The aim of the university tour is to hear local viewpoints to support national advocacy work and to discuss current topics concerning academic working life with university management. The first shared university tour of the unions was organised two years ago.

OAJ’s representatives negotiated regarding the private social services sector accession protocol earlier this week, and it was approved by the OAJ Executive Board today.

A new collective agreement for the private social services sector. The contract period begins 1 May 2023 and ends 31 December 2025.

The negotiations regarding the private social sector were finalised as the parties were able to agree on a solution.

The mediation did not yield a solution on Tuesday 30 May. The strike affects some of the private daycare centres in Varsinais-Suomi and Uusimaa regions. Also the ban on overtime and shift change continues.

The mediation did not yield a solution on Monday 22 May. The strike affects some of the private daycare centres.