Monthly Archives: July 2015

Connect Trade Union Signs Landmark Global Federation Agreement

Ireland’s largest craft union, the Connect Trade Union has signed a landmark global federation agreement with the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices (UA), which represents 370,000 craft workers in the United States, Canada and Australia. The signing ceremony was hosted at the Irish Embassy in Washington today (January 27th – 2015). “The UA and…

Congress against Proposed Trade Deal TTIP

Congress General Secretary David Begg has described as “profoundly anti-democratic” a proposed trade deal between the United States and Europe and warned it would make it almost impossible for Governments to introduce any progressive legislation in the future. Addressing delegates at the Connect Trade Union’s Biennial Conference, in Kilkenny, Mr Begg said the proposed Transatlantic…