The Business Union ( fi, Liikealan ammattiliitto) was a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

representing clerical workers in Finland. The union was formed in 1987, when the

Commercial Workers' Union The Commercial Workers' Union ( fi, Liiketyöntekijäin Liitto) was a trade union representing clerical workers in Finland. The union was founded in 1917 as the Finnish Trade and Business Workers' Union, and it affiliated to the Finnish Trade Uni ...

, an affiliate of 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 ...

(SAK), merged with the

Finnish Business People's Union The Finnish Business People's Union ( fi, Suomen Liikeväen liitto, SLL) was a trade union representing clerical workers in Finland. The union was founded in 1906, and in 1944 it became a founding affiliate of the Confederation of Salaried Employ ...

, an affiliate of the

Confederation of Salaried Employees The Confederation of Salaried Employees ( fi, Toimihenkilö- ja virkamiesjärjestöjen Keskusliitto, TVK) was a national trade union centre in Finland. The federation was established in 1917, as the Henkisen Työn Keskusliitto. It was refounded in ...

, and the Trade and Industry Officials' Union. The new union decided to affiliate to the SAK, and it was led by

Maj-Len Remahl Maj-Len Anita Remahl (born 3 December 1942) is a Finnish former trade union leader. Born in Vaasa as Maj-Len Rönnholm, she grew up in a Swedish-speaking family in Sepänkylä, then in Palosaari and Huutoniemi. She was educated at the Vaasa Sv ...

, former president of the Commercial Workers' Union. By 1998, the union had 128,286 members. In 2000, it merged with the Caretakers' Union, the Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union, and the Technical and Special Trades Union, to form Service Union United.{{cite web , last1=Rossi , first1=Leena , title=Lähes 70 vuotta yhden naisvaltaisen ammattialan järjestäytymistä , url=https://agricolaverkko.fi/review/lahes-70-vuotta-yhden-naisvaltaisen-ammattialan-jarjestaytymista/ , website=Agricola , accessdate=3 March 2020

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Clerical trade unions Trade unions established in 1987 Trade unions disestablished in 2000 Trade unions in Finland