The Federation of Public and Private Sector Employees ( fi, Julkis- ja yksityisalojen toimihenkilöliitto, Jyty) 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 local government workers in Finland. The union was founded in 1918, and it became known as the Federation of Municipal Officials. It affiliated to 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 ...

(TVK), but the TVK went bankrupt in 1992, and the union transferred to the

Finnish Confederation of Professionals The Finnish Confederation of Professionals (STTK) ( fi, Toimihenkilökeskusjärjestö, sv, Tjänstemannacentralorganisationen) is a trade union confederation in Finland. It has a membership of 650,000 and represents salaried employees in Finland ...

. By 1998, it had 75,500 members. In 2004, after two small unions representing adult education workers merged in, the union renamed itself as the "Federation of Public and Private Sector Employees".

Presidents

:1919: Harald Dalström :1920: Zachris Castren :1938: Knut Furuhjelm :1944: Alex Danielson :1946: Akseli Linnavuori :1950: Eero Rönkä :1967: Urpo Ryönänkoski :1973: Juhani Tuominen :1973: Henrik Boehm :1976: Taisto Mursula :1993: Katriina Perkka-Jortikka :2001: Markku Jalonen :2006: Merja Ailus :2010: Maija Pihlajamäki

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* {{Authority control Public sector trade unions Trade unions established in 1918 1918 establishments in Finland Trade unions in Finland