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Central Organisation Of Finnish Trade Unions
The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions, usually referred to by the acronym SAK ( fi, Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö; sv, Finlands Fackförbunds Centralorganisation, FFC) is the largest trade union confederation in Finland. Its member organisations have a total of more than one million members, which makes up about one fifth of the country's population. History The other two Finnish trade unions confederations are the Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees (STTK) and the Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland (AKAVA). The most important negotiating partner of SAK is the ''Elinkeinoelämän keskusliitto/Finlands Näringsliv'' (the Confederation of Finnish Industries, EK), which represents the majority of Finnish employers. The current SAK was founded in 1969 as the Finnish Federation of Trade Unions (SAK 1930–1969), controlled by SKDL and TPSL, and the Finnish Trade Union Federation (SAJ 1960–1969), controlled by SDP, settled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Construction Trade Union
The Construction Trade Union ( fi, Rakennusliitto) is a trade union representing workers in the construction industry in Finland. The union was founded in 1924, when the Finnish Painters' Union merged with the Finnish Stonemasons' Union, the Finnish Union of Civil and Road Construction Workers, and sections of the Finnish Woodworkers' Union and the Finnish Union of Sawmill, Transportation and General Workers. Initially affiliated to the Finnish Trade Union Federation, from 1930, it was affiliated to the Finnish Federation of Trade Unions. The union gained a reputation for being on the left wing of the labour movement, and after World War II, it affiliated to the Trade Union International of Building, Wood, Building Materials and Allied Industries. For many years, it hosted the international's headquarters, and many of its presidents also served as general secretary of the international. Since 1969, the union has been affiliated to the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Union
The Railway Union ( fi, Rautatiealan Unioni, RAU) is a trade union representing drivers, traffic controllers and office staff on the railways in Finland. The union was founded on 16 November 2018, when the Union of Locomotive Drivers merged with the Railway Officers' Union. Like its predecessors, the union affiliated to the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions, usually referred to by the acronym SAK ( fi, Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö; sv, Finlands Fackförbunds Centralorganisation, FFC) is the largest trade union confederation in Finland. Its .... The union has about 4,000 members, but about 50% are retired. The union's president is Tero Palomäki. External links * References {{Authority control Railway labor unions Trade unions established in 2018 Trade unions in Finland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public And Welfare Services Union
The Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors ( fi, Julkisten ja hyvinvointialojen liitto, JHL) is a trade union representing workers in the public sector and welfare services, in Finland. The union was founded on 22 November 2005, with the merger of three unions: * Municipal Workers' Union * Joint Organisation of State Employees * State and Special Employees' Union Three other unions, which had been affiliated to the Joint Organisations of State Employees, transferred to the JHL, while maintaining separate identities: * Coastguard Union * Finnish Custom Officers' Union * Prison Officers' Union All the unions were affiliated to the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions, usually referred to by the acronym SAK ( fi, Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö; sv, Finlands Fackförbunds Centralorganisation, FFC) is the largest trade union confederation in Finland. Its ..., and the JHL also affiliated. With 230,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prison Officers' Union
The Prison Officers' Union ( fi, Vankilavirkailijain Liitto, VVL) is a trade union representing prison and probation staff in Finland. The union was founded in 1895. From 1945 until 1960, it was affiliated to the Finnish Federation of Trade Unions (SAK). It also joined the Federation of Civil Servants, and when in 1969 that became the Joint Organisation of State Employees (VTY), it became indirectly affiliated to the SAK's successor, the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions. In 2005, the VTY became part of the new Public and Welfare Services Union The Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors ( fi, Julkisten ja hyvinvointialojen liitto, JHL) is a trade union representing workers in the public sector and welfare services, in Finland. The union was founded on 22 November 2005, with the ... (JHL), to which the Prison Officers' Union has maintained its affiliation. As of 2020, it has about 1,354 members. It is the largest union representing staff of the Ministry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post And Logistics Union
The Post and Logistics Union ( fi, Posti- ja logistiikka-alan unioni, PAU) is a trade union, principally representing postal workers, in Finland. The union was founded on 1 June 2005, when the Postal Union merged with the Postal Officers' Union. The two unions, originally representing separate groups of workers, and affiliated to different union federations, had increasingly come to co-operate. The new union chose to affiliate to the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions, usually referred to by the acronym SAK ( fi, Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö; sv, Finlands Fackförbunds Centralorganisation, FFC) is the largest trade union confederation in Finland. Its .... By 2007, the union represented 82% of eligible workers in the postal service, with approximately half the members being women. As of 2020, the union had 25,004 members. Presidents *2005: Esa Vilkuna *2014: Heidi Nieminen References Postal tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paperworkers' Union
The Paperworkers' Union ( fi, Paperiliitto) is a trade union representing workers in the paper industry, in Finland. History The union was established in 1906, on the initiative of the Tampere Paper Industry Workers' Union. Initially a successful organisation, it split in 1930 between supporters of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and a communist-led group. The communist group was soon banned, so the SDP's Finnish Paper Industry Workers' Union viewed itself as the successor of the earlier union. The union affiliated to the Finnish Federation of Trade Unions, and then from 1969, to its successor, the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions. By 1998, it had 49,618 members, but by 2019, this had fallen to 34,021, of whom only 14,000 were actively employed in the industry. Despite its decline in membership, the union decided against joining the Industrial Union TEAM, founded in 2010, or its successor, the Industrial Union Industrial unionism is a trade union organiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Industrial Union (Finland)
The Industrial Union ( fi, Teollisuusliitto) is a trade union representing workers in light and heavy industries in Finland. The union was founded on 1 January 2018, when the Industrial Union TEAM merged with the Metalworkers' Union and the Wood and Allied Workers' Union. Like its predecessors, it affiliated to the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions. From its formation, it has been led by Riku Aalto, who was formerly president of the Metalworkers' Union. The Paperworkers' Union chose not to become part of the merger which formed the Industrial Federation, but Industrial Federation representatives stated that they hoped it would join within a few years. The union is affiliated to four global union federations: IndustriALL Global Union, the Building and Wood Workers' International, the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations, and the UNI Global Union UNI Global Union, formerly Union Network I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Transport Workers' Union
The Finnish Transport Workers' Union ( fi, Auto- ja Kuljetusalan Työntekijäliitto, AKT) is a trade union representing transport workers in Finland. The union was founded in 1970, when the Automobile and Transport Workers' Union merged with the Finnish Road Transport Union, and the Finnish Port Workers' Union. Some of these unions had been affiliated to the Finnish Federation of Trade Unions, and some to the Finnish Trade Union Federation. Soon after these two federations merged to form the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions, the transport unions also merged. By 1998, the union had 49,849 members, and this figure has remained fairly consistent. The union is based in Helsinki, and is divided into 121 professional groups. It is a member of the Nordic Transport Workers' Union, the European Transport Workers' Union, and the International Transport Workers' Federation The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) is a democratic global union federation of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Social Democratic Journalists' Union
The Finnish Social Democratic Journalists' Union ( fi, Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Sanomalehtimiesliitto, SSSL) is a trade union representing journalists in Finland. The union was founded in 1907 in Tampere, by journalists working for publications of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. Its first president was Kaapo Murros, and in 1911, he was succeeded by Kullervo Manner. The union affiliated to the Finnish Trade Union Federation, then from 1931 to 1958 to the Finnish Federation of Trade Unions, to a new Finnish Trade Union Federation from 1960, and finally, since 1969, has been affiliated to the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions, usually referred to by the acronym SAK ( fi, Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö; sv, Finlands Fackförbunds Centralorganisation, FFC) is the largest trade union confederation in Finland. Its .... The union celebrated its hundredth anniversary in 2007. It remains a small organis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Seafarers' Union
The Finnish Seafarers' Union (FSU, formerly known as Finnish Seamen's Union; fi, Suomen Merimies-Unioni, SMU) is a trade union representing maritime and inland waterway transport workers in Finland. The Helsinki Seamen's and Firemen's Union was founded in 1916, and from 1920, it was known as the Finnish Seamen's and Firemen's Union, covering the whole country. It was banned in 1930, but a group of socialist trade unionists immediately founded a new union of the same name, and so the union considers its history to be continuous from 1916. In 1934, it joined the Finnish Federation of Trade Unions (SAK). In 1938, Niilo Wälläri was elected as the union's president, known for his advocacy of industrial action. Under his leadership the union secured a closed shop for the Finnish Merchant Navy. The union's membership grew, reaching 6,805 by 1955, but in 1956 it resigned from the SAK. Three years later, it was a founding affiliate of the rival Finnish Trade Union Federation (SAJ), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Musicians' Union
The Finnish Musicians' Union ( fi, Suomen Muusikkojen Liitto ry, sv, Finlands Musikerförbund rf) is a trade union representing musicians in Finland. The union was founded in 1917, and was initially led by Robert Kajanus. While most of the union's members, its leading figures were composers, but in 1945 they split away to form the Finnish Society of Composers. That year, the union affiliated to the Finnish Federation of Trade Unions (SAK), but it left in 1957. In 1974, it joined SAK's successor, the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions. As of 2020, the union had 3,605 members. About one-third of its members are orchestral musicians, soloists and conductors, and the remainder include popular musicians and ballet dancers. The union is a member of the International Federation of Musicians and the Nordic Musicians' Union. The union owns Radio Helsinki, the G Livelab venue, and artists' residences in London, Berlin and Raseborg Raseborg ( fi, Raasepori) is a town (ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
