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The Textile and Clothing Workers' Union was a trade union representing workers involved in making textiles and garments, in Finland.
The Finnish Media Union was a trade union representing printing industry workers in Finland.
The Textile and Knitting Workers' Union was a trade union representing workers in the textile industry in Finland.
The Industrial Union TEAM was a trade union representing manufacturing and print workers in Finland.
The Industrial Federation is a trade union representing workers in light and heavy industries in Finland.
The Metalworkers' Union was a trade union representing workers in the metal industry in Finland.
The Wood Workers' Union was a trade union representing wood industry workers in Finland.
The Union of Clothing Workers was a trade union representing workers in the clothes industry in Finland.
The Municipal Workers' Union was a trade union representing local government workers in Finland.
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- ↑ Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 218. ISBN 0333771125.
- ↑ "Juuremme". Teollisuusllitto. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ↑ "Teollisuusliitto tulee, Metalli, TEAM ja Puuliitto jäivät historiaan: "Nyt puhutaan palkankorotuksista"". yle. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2020.