Trade Union Pro ( fi, Ammattiliitto Pro) is a trade union representing banking and clerical workers in
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
.
The union was founded in 2011, when the
Trade Union Direct 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 ...
. Like its predecessors, the union affiliated 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 ...
(STTK).
On formation, the union was led by
Antti Rinne
Antti Juhani Rinne (; born 3 November 1962) is a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland from June to December 2019, and served as Leader of the Social Democratic Party between 2014 and 2020.
Biography
A lawyer by profession, ...
. He stood down in 2014, and was succeeded by Jorma Malinen. In 2019, the
Confederation of State Employees' Unions – Pardia
The Confederation of State Employees' Unions (Pardia, fi, Palkansaajajärjestö Pardia, sv, Löntagarorganisationen Pardia) was a trade union in Finland. The majority of Pardia's 60,000 members worked in governmental offices and institutions, ...
merged into Pro, giving it about 120,000 members. In 2021, the
Union of Insurance Employees also merged in.
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Clerical trade unions
Trade unions established in 2011
Trade unions in Finland