Joe Whelan, the Glossary
Joseph Patrick Whelan (1 March 1925 – 30 August 1982) was an Irish trade union leader, active in England.[1]
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9 relations: Arthur Scargill, Communist Party of Great Britain, Dún Laoghaire, Hucknall, Irish people, National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain), Nottinghamshire Miners' Association, Royal Air Force, World War II.
- Trade unionists from County Dublin
Arthur Scargill
Arthur Scargill (born 11 January 1938) is a British trade unionist who was President of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) from 1982 to 2002. Joe Whelan and Arthur Scargill are communist Party of Great Britain members.
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Communist Party of Great Britain
The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) was the largest communist organisation in Britain and was founded in 1920 through a merger of several smaller Marxist groups.
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Dún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire is a suburban coastal town in County Dublin in Ireland.
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Hucknall
Hucknall, formerly Hucknall Torkard, is a market town in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England.
Irish people
Irish people (Muintir na hÉireann or Na hÉireannaigh) are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common ancestry, history and culture.
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National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain)
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is a trade union for coal miners in Great Britain, formed in 1945 from the Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB).
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Nottinghamshire Miners' Association
The Nottinghamshire Miners' Association was a trade union representing coal miners in Nottinghamshire, England.
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Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
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)