Connect (Irish trade union)

Connect

Predecessor| Electrical Trades Union and
National Engineering and Electrical Trades Union
Founded| 2001
Headquarters| 6 Gardiner Row, Dublin
Location|

* Ireland

Members| 45,000 (2016)

Publication

| Fusion
Affiliations| ICTU
Website| connectunion.ie

Connect is a trade union representing construction, electrical, and technical workers in Ireland.

## History

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The union came into existence in 2001, when it was named the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU). It arose from an amalgamation between the Electrical Trades Union and the National Engineering and Electrical Trades Union. Both unions could trace their origins to 1920 when union activists in British based unions believed Irish workers needed autonomous representation in the emerging Irish state.

In 2016, members of the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians based in Ireland transferred to the TEEU.[1] In 2018, the union changed its name to "Connect".[2]

## Remit

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The union represents a broad range of workers throughout industry and public service. It includes craftworkers, technicians, skilled operatives, general workers, technical, administration, and supervisory staff.[3]

The TEEU is the largest engineering union in Ireland and the second largest in manufacturing, representing up to 40,000 workers.

## General Secretaries

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1997: Owen Wills
2010: Eamon Devoy
2016: Paddy Kavanagh

## References

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1. ^ "UCATT Republic of Ireland members opt for transfer". Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
2. ^ Wall, Martin (17 January 2018). "New union vows to tackle 'bogus' self-employment in building industry". Irish Times. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
3. ^ "About us | Connect Trade Union". Connect Union. Retrieved 2022-07-30.

## External links

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* Official website

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Irish Congress of Trade Unions

General Secretaries|

* 1959: James Larkin Jnr
* 1960: Leo Crawford and Ruaidhri Roberts
* 1967: Ruaidhri Roberts
* 1982: Donal Nevin
* 1989: Peter Cassells
* 2001: David Begg
* 2015: Patricia King
* 2022: Owen Reidy

Affiliates|

* AHCPS
* AITM
* ASTI
* BFAWU
* BATU
* CSP
* CWU (Ireland)
* CWU (UK)
* Connect
* ESU
* Equity
* FDA
* FSU
* FBU
* Fórsa
* GMB
* GSU
* IFUT
* IMO
* INTO
* INMO
* Mandate
* MLSA
* NUJ
* NASUWT
* NIPSA
* RMT
* OPATSI
* POA
* Prospect
* PCS
* SIPTU
* TUI
* TSSA
* UTU
* USDAW
* UNISON
* Unite
* UCU
* VI
* VOA

Predecessors|

* Congress of Irish Unions
* Irish Trades Union Congress

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