The General and Speciality Workers' Union (Finnish: Yleis- ja erikoisalojen ammattiliitto, YEA) was a general union in Finland.
At the time, the SEL was led by communists, as was the Finnish Federation of Trade Unions (SAK), to which it was affiliated.
Supporters of the Social Democratic Party formed the Finnish Trade Union Federation (SAJ), and SEL members who wished to affiliate to the SAJ formed the "General and Speciality Workers' Union".
[3] This enabled it to grow rapidly, and by 1968, the union had 12,000 members.
[1][2] In 1969, the SAJ and the SAK merged, to form the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions.