The Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union ( fi, Hotelli- ja Ravintolahenkilökunnan Liitto, HRHL) 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 hospitality workers in Finland. The union was founded on 14 November 1933, and 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 ...

, and then its 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 1960, it had only 4,493 members, but by 1998, this had grown to 48,565, of whom 84.3% were women. In 2000, the union merged with the

Technical and Special Trades Union The Technical and Special Trades Union ( fi, Teknisten ja Erikoisammattien Liitto, Tekeri) was a trade union representing private sector workers in Finland. The union was founded in 1970 from a merger of smaller unions. It affiliated to the Cent ...

, the

Caretakers' Union The Caretakers' Union ( fi, Kiinteistötyöntekijäin Liitto, KL or KTTL) was a trade union representing janitors in Finland. The union was founded in 1948 and affiliated to the Finnish Federation of Trade Unions, and from 1969, to its successor, ...

, and the

Business Union The Business Union ( fi, Liikealan ammattiliitto) was a trade union representing clerical workers in Finland. The union was formed in 1987, when the Commercial Workers' Union, an affiliate of the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) ...

, to form the

Service Union United The Service Union United ( fi, Palvelualojen ammattiliitto, PAM) is a trade union representing service sector workers in Finland. The union was founded in 2000, when the Business Union merged with the Caretakers' Union, the Hotel and Restaurant ...

.{{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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Hospitality industry trade unions Trade unions established in 1933 Trade unions disestablished in 2000 Trade unions in Finland 1933 establishments in Finland 2000 disestablishments in Finland