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

Wood Workers' Union The Wood Workers' Union ( fi, Puutyöväen liitto, SPL) was a trade union representing wood industry workers in Finland. The Wood Workers' Union was founded in 1925, but was banned in 1930. Later that year, supporters of the Social Democratic Pa ...

merged with the

Rural Workers' Union The Rural Workers' Union ( fi, Maaseututyöväen liitto, ML) was a trade union representing agricultural and forestry workers in Finland. The union was founded in 1945 as the Agricultural and Allied Workers' Union, and affiliated to the Finnish F ...

. 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 ...

. By 1998, it had 51,455 members. In 2014, the union shortened its name, to become the Wood Union. 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

Industrial Union TEAM The Industrial Union TEAM ( fi, Teollisuusalojen ammattiliitto, TEAM) was a trade union representing manufacturing and print workers in Finland. The Chemical Union had been keen to unite the various industrial union in Finland for several years, ...

, to form the

Industrial Union Industrial unionism is a trade union organizing method through which all workers in the same industry are organized into the same union, regardless of skill or trade, thus giving workers in one industry, or in all industries, more leverage in ...

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Presidents

:1993: Heikki Peltonen :1997: Kalevi Vanhala :2009: Sakari Lepola :2014: Jari Nilosaari

References

Timber industry trade unions Trade unions in Finland Trade unions established in 1993 Trade unions disestablished in 2017