Connect Trade Union launched its campaign today (Thursday, 30th May) to end exploitation and delays in completing apprenticeships, resulting in many young workers living in poverty while learning trades vital to the economy, including house construction. Addressing a launch event for the Connect National Craft Apprentices Survey in the Union’s headquarters in Dublin today, Connect Assistant…
The National Craft Apprenticeship Survey is Now Live and can be completed by clicking on link below, Make sure to have your say and complete the Survey so that your voice is heard. The data that is collected will be used to develop a report which will set the agenda for the first National Apprenticeship…
Date Tomorrow 30th May 2024 Time: 11.30 am – 12.30 pm Venue: The Connect Trade Union Offices, 6 Gardiner Row, Dublin 1 (just off Parnell Square near the Garden of Remembrance) Craft apprenticeships are vital to the future of housebuilding and economic growth in Ireland. However, apprentices are being forced to work for below the…
Connect Trade Union have Post of Designated Official Regions 5 & 6 and Post of General Trustee NOMINATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF APRIL THROUGH YOUR BRANCHES. For more information please click the link below. https://connectunion.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Election-process-to-posts-of-Designated-Official-regions-5-6-and-Post-of-Trustee.pdf Paddy Kavanagh General Secretary
Nominations are invited from members for Scholarships to Gaeltacht Colleges. Members should print and fill in the application form and return it to your branch for endorsement. The Executive Council have agreed to make 30 half-scholarships available. Members are asked to note that the amount reimbursable in respect of a Scholarship is half the cost…