{{Short description|Trade union in Finland}} {{other uses}} The '''Railway Union''' ({{langx|fi|Rautatiealan Unioni}}, RAU) is a trade union representing drivers, traffic controllers and office staff on the railways in Finland.
The union was founded on 16 November 2018, when the Union of Locomotive Drivers merged with the Railway Officers' Union. Like its predecessors, the union affiliated to the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions. The union has about 4,000 members, but about 50% are retired. The union's president is Tero Palomäki.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Union for Railways is the new SAK trade union |url=https://www.sak.fi/ajankohtaista/uutiset/rautatiealan-unioni-uusi-saklainen-ammattiliitto |website=SAK |date=16 November 2018 |accessdate=18 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Liitto |url=https://www.raury.fi/liitto/ |website=RAU |accessdate=18 March 2020}}</ref>
==External links== *{{official website|https://www.raury.fi/}}
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Category:Railway labor unions Category:Trade unions established in 2018 Category:Trade unions in Finland