SIPTU

SIPTU (Services, Industrial, Professional, and Technical Union) is Ireland's largest trade union, with over 200,000 members according to its website. It was formed in 1990 with the merger of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union and the Federated Workers' Union of Ireland. The merger was first proposed in the 1950s, and almost happened in 1969.

Related Topics:
Ireland - 1990 - Irish Transport and General Workers' Union - Federated Workers' Union of Ireland - 1950s - 1969

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It says its core values are solidarity, equity, equality, and democracy.

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