The Union of Salaried Employees (TU, Finnish: Toimihenkilöunioni, Swedish: Tjänstemannaunionen) is a trade union in Finland. With 125,000 members TU is the major trade union for workers in industry and industrial services, technics, economy and information. It is affiliated with the Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees.
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