The Textile Workers' Union () was a

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

representing workers in the textile industry in

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. The Textile and Knitting Workers' Union was affiliated to the

Finnish Federation of Trade Unions The Finnish Federation of Trade Unions (, SAK) was a national trade union centre in Finland. The federation was established in 1930, after the Finnish Trade Union Federation (SAJ) was banned. Its initial affiliates were unions which supported the ...

(SAK) until 1960 but then joined the Finnish Trade Union Federation (SAJ) split. The SAK decided to create a new union, to represent textile workers who wished to remain affiliated to the SAK. By 1970, it had 34,003 members. In 1969, the SAK and the SAJ merged to form the

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 fif ...

. In response, the following year, the Textile Workers' Union merged with the Textile and Knitting Workers' Union, and the Union of Clothing Workers, to form the Textile and Clothing Workers' Union.{{cite book , last1=Kaarninen , first1=Mervi , title=Taitavien käsien liitto : Tekstiili- ja vaatetustyöväen liitto Teva 1970–2004 , date=2005 , publisher=Kemianliitto , location=Helsinki , isbn=9519513353

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Textile and clothing trade unions Trade unions in Finland Trade unions established in 1960 Trade unions disestablished in 1970