The Finnish Trade Union Federation (, SAJ) was a national trade union centre in Finland.
The federation was established in 1960, as a split from the Finnish Federation of Trade Unions (SAK), by unions which supported the Social Democratic Party of Finland. By 1968, the federation had 17 affiliates, but a total of only 95,166 members. In 1969, it merged with the SAK, to form the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions.
Affiliates The following unions held membership of the federation for some period:
Union Abbreviation Founded Affiliated Reason left Left Membership (1965) Air Transport Workers' Union 1962 1962 Transferred to SAK 1969 726 Federation of Railway Trade Unions 1960 1960 6,255 Finnish Electrical Workers' Union SS 1955 1963 9,494 Finnish Mining Union 1966 1966 N/A Finnish Printers' and Bookbinders' Union VA 1894 1960 Resigned 1967 13,131 Finnish Road Transport Union SAL 1948 Transferred to SAK 1969 7,850 Finnish Seamen's Union SMU 1930 10,050 Finnish Social Democratic Journalists' Union SSSL 1907 1960 150 Finnish Union of Paper Machine Operators 1956 220 Finnish Union of Precious Metal Workers 1906 892 Finnish Wood Industry Workers' Union SPL 1931 1960 15,585 General and Speciality Workers' Union YEA 1960 10,982 Leather and Rubber Trade Union KINL 1960 3,715 Road Workers' Union 1963 1963 1,412 Steel, Mining and Machine Shop Workers' Union 1960 1960 6,891 Textile and Knitting Workers' Union KNL 1952 7,538 Union of Clothing Workers SVL 1938 3,872 Union of Organising Officers 1960 81 Workshop Workers' Union 1960 3,946
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