The Bank Employees' Union ( fi, Pankkitoimihenkilöliitto) 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 workers in the banking industry in Finland. The union was founded in 1968, when the Bankers' Union merged with the Savings Bank Employees' Union. It affiliated to

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). 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 39,300 members. In 1998, the union changed its name to Trade Union Direct. The Federation of Employees in State-Owned Corporations merged into the union in 1999. In 2011, the union merged with the

Union of Salaried Employees The Union of Salaried Employees (TU, fi, Toimihenkilöunioni, sv, Tjänstemannaunionen) was a trade union in Finland. With 125,000 members, TU was a major trade union for workers in industry and industrial services, technics, economy and infor ...

, to form

Trade Union Pro Trade Union Pro ( fi, Ammattiliitto Pro) is a trade union representing banking and clerical workers in Finland. The union was founded in 2011, when the Trade Union Direct merged with the Union of Salaried Employees. Like its predecessors, the u ...

External links

*{{official website, suora.fi

References

Trade unions established in 1968 Trade unions disestablished in 2011 Trade unions in Finland Finance sector trade unions