Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions


The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions, usually referred to by the acronym SAK 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.
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History

The other two Finnish trade unions confederations are the Finnish Confederation of Professionals and the Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland. The most important negotiating partner of the SAK is the Confederation of Finnish Industries which represents the majority of Finnish employers.
The current SAK was founded in 1969 as the Finnish Federation of Trade Unions, controlled by SKDL and TPSL, and the Finnish Trade Union Federation, 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.
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.

Member unions

Current

  • Unions marked with "*" are affiliated to the SAK through another union, but their membership is counted separately.