The Construction Trade Union ( fi, Rakennusliitto) is 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 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 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 ...

, from 1930, it 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 ...

. 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 The Trade Unions International of Building, Wood, Building Materials and Industries, also known as the Trade Unions International of Construction, Wood, Building Materials and Industries, or by its French acronym UITBB (''Union internationale des sy ...

. 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 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 ...

, with the Finnish Divers' Union and the Finnish Bricklayers' Union soon joining. By 1998, it had 78,746 members, while in 2020, it had 69,060 members.

Presidents

:1924: Uno Nurminen :1930: Tuomas Bryggari :1939: Uno Nurminen :1945: Viljo Rautelin :1955: Aarne Saarinen :1967: Erkki Salomaa :1971: Aarno Aitamurto :1987: Pekka Hynönen :2005: Matti Harjuniemi

References

{{Authority control 1924 establishments in Finland Building and construction trade unions Trade unions established in 1924 Trade unions in Finland