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Your union negotiates better pay and other employment terms on your behalf, and supports you if you have any problems with your employer. The more members join, the more we can do to improve working conditions for everyone.

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Your union negotiates better pay and other employment terms on your behalf, and supports you if you have any problems with your employer. The more members join, the more we can do to improve working conditions for everyone.

The top 5 reasons for joining

  • 1Security in the world of work
  • 2Better terms and conditions of employment for everyone
  • 3Advice and legal aid
  • 4Improved benefits in case of unemployment
  • 5Discounts and special leisure time benefits
sak.fi Compare membership benefits Get involved

The top 5 reasons for joining

  • 1Security in the world of work
  • 2Better terms and conditions of employment for everyone
  • 3Advice and legal aid
  • 4Improved benefits in case of unemployment
  • 5Discounts and special leisure time benefits

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    If you are working, then you can find a union according to your employer’s industrial sector. For example food factory packing staff can locate their union by searching for the food industry.

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    Find the right union by providing the name of the enterprise or organisation that you work for. If your enterprise or organisation operates in several sectors, then choose the one that corresponds most closely to your duties at the next search stage.

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Unions affiliated to SAK

Border Security Union

Border guards and coast guards, officers, and civilian employees of the Finnish Border Guard service

Construction Trade Union

Employees in the construction and building materials industries, and in asphalting and waterproofing

Finnish Aviation Union IAU

Aviation industry employees in technical and service functions

Finnish Cabin Crew Union SLSY

Cabin crew members working on airlines that operate in Finland

Finnish Customs Officers' Union

Employees and public servants working in customs administration

Finnish Electrical Workers' Union

Employees in the electrical industry and allied trades

Finnish Elite Athletes Union SHU

Players of football, ice hockey, basketball and baseball, and athletes in individual sports

Finnish Food Workers' Union SEL

All food industry employees

Finnish Industrial Union

Employees in the technology industries, the automotive trade, technical servicing and maintenance

Finnish Locomotivemen's Union

Railway locomotive drivers

Finnish Musicians' Union

Musicians, ballet dancers and opera singers

Finnish NCOs' Union

Non-commissioned officers, mechanics and contract soldiers in the Finnish defence forces

Finnish Post and Logistics Union PAU

Clerical and blue-collar employees in the postal, communications and logistics sectors

Finnish Prison Officers' Union VVL

Employees and public servants working in prisons and community sanctions offices

Finnish Seamen's Union SMU

Employees working in shipping and other waterborne transportation on sea and inland waterways

Finnish Social Democratic Journalists' Union

Media workers who are sympathetic to social democratic principles

Finnish Transport Workers' Union AKT

Employees in the transport, stevedoring and forwarding sectors, and in travel agencies

General Union of Journalists YLL

Left-leaning employees of newspapers, electronic media and communications

Industrial Union TEAM

A wide range of employees in the chemical and textile industries, the media and laundry services

Paperworkers' Union

Employees in paper, paperboard and pulp mills, and in paper conversion plants

Railway Salaried Staff's Union

Clerical employees in rail traffic control, ticket sales, customer service and administration

Service Union United PAM

Private sector service employees, including the commercial, tourism and catering sectors and cleaning

Theatre and Media Employees in Finland Teme

Employees and self-employed workers in film, circus, dance, theatre, video and television production duties

Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors JHL

Employees in local and central government, other public sector entities and organisations

Union of Foremen in Commerce KEY

Foremen and supervisors in commerce, tourism, restaurants and leisure services

Woodworkers' Union of Finland

Employees in the mechanical forest and carpentry industry, and in gardening, forestry and agriculture
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