Coordinated negotiations

The academic world is a diverse and multi-faceted ecosystem, comprising numerous institutions, faculties and roles. Coordinated negotiations enable unions to unite their voices and represent a larger share of university workers. This collective strength reinforces their negotiation power with university administrations or government agencies.

The more unions make the same demands in their universities, the more likely they are to succeed!

When university unions unite to negotiate, it fosters a sense of solidarity among union members.

A united front is not only a powerful symbol, but also a source of support and motivation for members of the university community.

Coordinated negotiations enable unions to tackle systemic issues in academia, such as job security, academic freedom, and diversity and inclusion.

These major systemic challenges can often only be tackled effectively through a collaborative effort.

Coordinated negotiations establish consistent terms and conditions for university workers. This consistency ensures fairness, by seeking to eliminate disparities in benefits, wages and workloads that currently exist due to variations in negotiation power or the traditionally higher-paying areas of different universities.

The academic world is constantly evolving, with emerging challenges such as digitization, teleworking and changing funding models.

Coordinated negotiations enable unions to adapt to these challenges collectively and proactively, while guaranteeing the protection of members’ interests.