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W. J. Whelan (union leader), the Glossary

William J. Whelan (1887 – 13 March 1960) was an Irish trade union leader.^[1]

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Trade unionists from County Dublin

American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Congress of Irish Unions

The Congress of Irish Unions was a confederation of trade unions in Ireland.

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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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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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Irish Graphical Society

The Irish Graphical Society was a trade union representing workers in the printing trades in Dublin.

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Irish Independent

The Irish Independent is an Irish daily newspaper and online publication which is owned by Independent News & Media (INM), a subsidiary of Mediahuis.

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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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List of Christian Brothers schools

The following is a list of the schools, colleges, and other educational institutions founded, run or staffed (in any capacity) by the Congregation of Christian Brothers (sometimes called the Irish Christian Brothers) since 1802.

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Owen Hynes

Owen Hynes (1875 – February 1970) was an Irish trade union leader.

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The Irish Times

The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication.

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The Nation (Irish newspaper)

The Nation was an Irish nationalist weekly newspaper, published in the 19th century.

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Thomas Kennedy (Irish politician)

Thomas Kennedy (1887 – 18 September 1947) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.

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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 and benefits, improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees (rules governing promotions, just-cause conditions for termination) and protecting and increasing the bargaining power of workers.

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Union Army

During the American Civil War, the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the collective Union of the states, was often referred to as the Union Army, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Federal Army, or the Northern Army.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._J._Whelan_(union_leader)