The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions , usually referred to by the acronym SAK (Finnish : Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö ; Swedish : Finlands Fackförbunds Centralorganisation, FFC ) is the largest trade union confederation in Finland . Its member organisations have a total of more than one million members, which makes up about one fifth of the country's population.
Former headquarters of the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions in Hakaniemi , Helsinki.
History
The other two Finnish trade unions confederations are the Finnish Confederation of Professionals (STTK) and the Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland (AKAVA). The most important negotiating partner of the SAK is the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK, Elinkeinoelämän keskusliitto/Finlands Näringsliv ) which represents the majority of Finnish employers.
The current SAK was founded in 1969 as the Finnish Federation of Trade Unions (SAK 1930–1969), controlled by SKDL and TPSL , and the Finnish Trade Union Federation (SAJ 1960–1969), controlled by the SDP , settled their disputes and merged into one. The SAK considers itself the continuation of the first Finnish central organisation, the Finnish Trade Union Federation (SAJ 1907–1930).
The SAK is generally supportive of the Social Democratic Party , and has spent money on advertisements backing the party. In 2007, advertisements it placed on behalf of the SDP were found to be defamitory, leading the SAK to withdraw them.[1] [2]
Member unions
Current
Union
Abbreviation
Founded
Affiliated
Membership (2020)[3]
Aviation Union
IAU
1969
1969
3,939
Non Commissioned Officers Union*
Aliupseeriliitto
1966
3,282
Border Security Union*
RTU
2010
2010
2,540
Construction Trade Union
Rakennusliitto
1924
1969
69,060
Customs Union*
Tulliliitto
1906
882
Finnish Electrical Workers' Union
Sähköliitto
1955
1969
34,663
Finnish Elite Athletes' Union
SHU
2002
2012
1,625
Finnish Food Workers' Union
SEL
1932
1969
30,047
Finnish Musicians' Union
Muusikkojenliitto
1917
1974
3,605
Finnish Seafarers' Union
SM-U
1916
1969
9,056
Finnish Social Democratic Journalists' Union
SSSL
1907
1969
271
Finnish Transport Workers' Union
AKT
1970
1970
43,509
General Union of Journalists
YLL
1947
173
Industrial Union
Teollisuusliitto
2018
2018
211,801
Paperworkers' Union
Paperiliitto
1906
1969
33,826
Post and Logistics Union
PAU
2005
2005
25,004
Prison Officers' Union *
VVL
1895
1969
1,354
Public and Welfare Services Union
JHL
2005
2005
181,881
Railway Union
RAU
2018
2018
3,853
Service Union United
PAM
2000
2000
207,334
Trade Union for Theatre and Media
TeMe
1973
2007
5,007
Union of Foremen in Commerce*
KEY
7,901
Unions marked with "*" are affiliated to the SAK through another union, but their membership is counted separately.
Presidents
1969: Niilo Hämäläinen
1974: Pekka Oivio
1981: Pertti Viinanen
1990: Lauri Ihalainen
2009: Lauri Lyly
2016: Jarkko Eloranta
External links
References
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