David Begg (trade unionist), the Glossary
David Begg (born 7 March 1950) is a former General Secretary of the main Irish organised labour body, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, between 2001 and 2015, and later CEO of major development charity Concern Worldwide.[1]
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15 relations: Communication Workers Union (Ireland), Damien English, Dublin, Dublin City University, Energy Services Union, ESB Group, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Joan Burton, Maynooth University, Patricia King, Peter Cassells, Postal and Telecommunications Workers' Union, Sit-in, Tánaiste, Workplace Relations Commission.
- Irish trade union leaders
- Trade unionists from County Dublin
Communication Workers Union (Ireland)
The Communication Workers Union is a trade union in Ireland.
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Damien English
Damien English (born 21 February 1978) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath West constituency since 2007, and previously from 2002 to 2007 for the Meath constituency.
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Dublin
Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and also the largest city by size on the island of Ireland.
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Dublin City University
Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) (Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a university based on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland.
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Energy Services Union
The Energy Services Union is a trade union representing workers at the ESB Group in Ireland.
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ESB Group
The Electricity Supply Board (ESB; Bord Soláthair an Leictreachais) is a state owned (95%; the rest are owned by employees) electricity company operating in the Republic of Ireland.
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (often abbreviated to just Congress or ICTU), formed in 1959 by the merger of the Irish Trades Union Congress (founded in 1894) and the Congress of Irish Unions (founded in 1945), is a national trade union centre, the umbrella organisation to which trade unions in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland affiliate.
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Joan Burton
Joan Burton (born 1 February 1949) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as Tánaiste and Leader of the Labour Party from 2014 to 2016, Minister for Social Protection from 2011 to 2016, Deputy leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2014, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1997 and Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare from 1993 to 1994.
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Maynooth University
The National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM; Ollscoil na hÉireann Mhá Nuad), commonly known as Maynooth University (MU) (Ollscoil Mhá Nuad), is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland.
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Patricia King
Patricia King is an Irish trade unionist.
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Peter Cassells
Peter Cassells (born 1949) is an Irish former trade union leader. David Begg (trade unionist) and Peter Cassells are Irish trade union leaders.
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Postal and Telecommunications Workers' Union
The Postal and Telecommunications Workers' Union was a trade union representing communication workers in Ireland.
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Sit-in
A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more people occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or economic change.
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Tánaiste
The Tánaiste is the second-ranking member of the government of Ireland and the holder of its second-most senior office.
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Workplace Relations Commission
The Workplace Relations Commission (also known as its abbreviation, the WRC and sometimes referred to as the Commission) is the independent State agency responsible for industrial relations in Ireland, established under the Workplace Relations Act 2015.
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See also
Irish trade union leaders
- Catherine Mahon
- Cissie Cahalan
- Dan Murphy (trade unionist)
- David Begg (trade unionist)
- David Robb Campbell
- Denis Cullen
- Des Geraghty
- Dominick Murphy
- Donal Nevin
- Eamonn Lynch
- Esther Lynch
- Helen Chenevix
- James Larkin
- Joe Cunningham (trade unionist)
- Joe O'Flynn
- John Boyle (trade unionist)
- John Carr (Irish trade unionist)
- John Carroll (trade unionist)
- John Doherty (trade unionist)
- John Lawlor (trade unionist)
- John Swift (trade unionist)
- Mai Clifford
- Maura Breslin
- Michael Austin (politician)
- Michael Drumgoole
- Michael O'Lehane
- Mike Cooley (engineer)
- Peter Cassells
- Seán Dunne (politician)
- Sheila Conroy
- Sylvia Meehan
- Walter Beirne
Trade unionists from County Dublin
- Bill Attley
- Chris Hudson (trade unionist)
- David Begg (trade unionist)
- Denis Cullen
- Denis Larkin
- Des Geraghty
- Fintan Kennedy
- Harry Plunket Greene
- Helen Chenevix
- Jack Harte (politician)
- Jack O'Connor (trade unionist)
- Joe Whelan
- Louise O'Reilly
- Maura Breslin
- Michael Colgan (politician)
- Michael Mallin
- Richard O'Carroll
- Seán McLoughlin (communist)
- Sheila Dowling
- Sheila Nunan
- Thomas Farren
- Thomas Foran
- Thomas Gavan-Duffy
- Thomas Hand (Irish republican)
- Thomas Lawlor (politician)
- W. J. Whelan (union leader)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Begg_(trade_unionist)