Connect is 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 construction, electrical, and technical workers in

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

History

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 Trade 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 The Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) was a British and Republic of Ireland, Irish trade union, operating in the construction industry. It was founded in 1971, and merged into Unite (trade union), Unite on 1 January ...

based in

transferred to the TEEU. In 2018, the union changed its name to "Connect".

Remit

The union represents a broad range of workers throughout industry and public service. It includes craftworkers,

technician A technician is a worker in a field of technology who is proficient in the relevant skill and technique, with a relatively practical understanding of the theoretical principles. Specialisation The term technician covers many different special ...

s, skilled operatives, general workers, technical, administration, and supervisory staff. The TEEU is the largest engineering union in Ireland and the second largest in manufacturing, representing up to 40,000 workers.

General Secretaries

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

References

External links

Official website
{{Irish Congress of Trade Unions Trade unions in the Republic of Ireland Trade unions established in 1992 1992 establishments in Ireland