Fintan Kennedy
Fintan Kennedy (died 24 March 1984) was an Irish trade unionist.
The son of Tom 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]
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| Preceded by | General Secretary of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union 1959–1969 |
Succeeded by Michael Mullen |
| Preceded by | Treasurer of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions 1967–1982 |
Succeeded by Patrick Clancy |
| Preceded by | General President of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union 1969–1981 |
Succeeded by John Carroll |
| Preceded by | President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions 1966 |
Succeeded by Bob Thompson |
- ↑ Donal Nevin, Trade union century, p.351
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Irish Transport and General Workers Union, Irish Labour History Museum
- ↑ Arthur Ivor Marsh and Victoria Ryan, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, p.464
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Donal Nevin, Trade union century, p.439
- ↑ Mr. Fintan Kennedy, Seanad Members Database
