The Industrial Union TEAM ( fi, Teollisuusalojen ammattiliitto, TEAM) 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 manufacturing and print workers in Finland. The

Chemical Union The Chemical Union ( fi, Kemianliitto, Kemia) was a trade union representing workers in light industries in Finland. The union was established in 1993, when the Chemical Workers' Union merged with the Rubber and Leather Workers' Union. The foll ...

had been keen to unite the various industrial union in Finland for several years, and opened negotiations with six other unions. The Metalworkers' Union withdrew, followed by all the others excepting the

Media Union The Media Union (german: IG Medien – Druck und Papier, Publizistik und Kunst) was a trade union representing German workers in the printing, paper, journalism and arts. The union was founded on 15 April 1989 at a meeting in Hamburg, with the me ...

. At the start of 2010, the Chemical Union and Media Union merged, forming the Industrial Union TEAM. Like its predecessors, the union 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 ...

. The union was initially led by Timo Vallunta, former president of the Chemical Union. In 2015, Vallunta was succeeded by Heli Puura. In 2017, the union merged with the

Metalworkers' Union The Metalworkers' Union ( fi, Metallityöväen Liitto, Metalli) was a trade union representing workers in the metal industry in Finland. The first Metalworkers' Union in Finland was founded in 1899, but was banned in 1930. Later that year, a new ...

and the

Wood and Allied Workers' Union The Wood and Allied Workers' Union ( fi, Puu- ja erityisalojen liitto, PEL) was a trade union representing workers in the wood industry in Finland. The union was founded in 1993, when the Wood Workers' Union merged with the Rural Workers' Union. ...

, to form the Industrial Union.

External links

*{{official website, http://www.teamliitto.fi

References

Manufacturing trade unions Trade unions in Finland Trade unions established in 2010 Trade unions disestablished in 2017