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Fintan Kennedy

Fintan Kennedy

Irish Labour Party politician and trade unionist (died 1984)

Fintan Kennedy (died 24 March 1984) was an Irish trade unionist.

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The son of Thomas Kennedy, a prominent trade unionist,[1] Kennedy joined the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union in 1934, rising to serve as General Secretary of the union from 1959, then as General President from 1969.[2] During his secretaryship, membership of the union grew steadily.[3]

In 1966, Kennedy served as President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions,[4] while he served as Treasurer from 1968.[4] He was elected to the Labour Panel of the Seanad Éireann in 1969 and representing the Labour Party.[5] He retired from all his positions in the labour movement in 1981.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Donal Nevin, Trade union century, p.351
  2. [2]
    Irish Transport and General Workers Union Archived 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, Irish Labour History Museum
  3. [3]
    Arthur Ivor Marsh and Victoria Ryan, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, p.464
  4. [4]
    Donal Nevin, Trade union century, p.439
  5. [5]
    "Fintan Kennedy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
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