The Commercial Workers' Union ( fi, Liiketyöntekijäin Liitto) 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 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 B ...

. The union was founded in 1917 as the Finnish Trade and Business Workers' Union, and it affiliated to the

Finnish Trade Union Federation Finnish Trade Union Federation ( fi, Suomen Ammattijärjestö, SAJ, sv, Finlands Landsorganisation, FLO) was the first central organisation of trade unions in Finland, established in 1907. It was a part of the Social Democratic Party of Finland ...

. The union grew steadily, and from 1930 was affiliated to the

Finnish Federation of Trade Unions The Finnish Federation of Trade Unions ( fi, Suomen Ammattiyhdistysten Keskusliitto, SAK) was a national trade union centre in Finland. The federation was established in 1930, after the Finnish Trade Union Federation (SAJ) was banned. Its initial ...

(SAK). It resigned from the SAK in 1961, becoming independent until 1969, when it joined the SAK's successor, 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 ...

. In 1987, the union 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, to form the Business Union.{{cite web , title=Maj-Len Remahl – liikealan työntekijöiden edunvalvoja , url=https://www.naistenaani.fi/maj-len-remahl-liikealan-tyontekijoiden-edunvalvoja/ , website=Naisten Ääni - suomalaisen naisen elämää , accessdate=16 March 2020

Presidents

:1917: Johan Emil Järvisalo :1920s: :1949: Aarre Happonen :1974: Kunto Kaski :1982: Kauko Suhonen :1986:

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 ...

References

Clerical trade unions Trade unions established in 1917 Trade unions disestablished in 1987 Trade unions in Finland