asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the trade unions registered in this country and the number of members which each caters for.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Registered Trade Unions.
As the information requested by the Deputy is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, to have the statement circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Trade Unions registered under the Trade Union Acts, 1871 to 1971
Name of Trade Union |
Membership from latest returns filed |
The Federation of Rural Workers |
6,862 |
The Irish Creamery Manager's Association |
702 |
The National Engineering Union |
4,736 |
National Union of Sheet Metal Workers |
943 |
Irish Union of Scalemakers |
61 |
Cork Operative Bankers' Trade Union |
138 |
Drogheda Operative Bakers' and Confectioners Trades' Union |
55 |
Irish Bakers Confectioners' and Allied Workers Amalgamated Union |
5,659 |
Dublin Guild of Female Biscuits Operatives |
787 |
Irish National Union of Woodworkers |
1,887 |
The Irish Society of Woodcutting Machinists |
651 |
National League of the Blind of Ireland |
149 |
Regular Dublin Operative Cooper's Society |
109 |
Electrotypers' and Stereotypers' Society Dublin and District |
112 |
Irish Bookbinders' and Allied Trades Union |
874 |
The Irish Graphical Society |
1,743 |
Ancient Guild of Incorporated Brick and Stonelayers' Trade Union |
1,367 |
Operative Plasterers and Allied Trades' Society of Ireland |
2,033 |
Irish National Painters and Decorators Trade Union |
1,628 |
Electrical Trades Union (Ireland) |
5,903 |
Building Workers' Trade Union |
1,372 |
United Stationery Engine Drivers', Cranemen, Firemen, Motormen and Machinemen's Trade Union |
501 |
Automobile General Engineering and Mechanical Operatives Union |
3,904 |
National Association of Transport Employees |
3,972 |
Seamens Union of Ireland |
675 |
National Busmen's Union |
2,213 |
The Licensed Road Transport Association |
457 |
Union of Telecommunication Workers |
13 |
Ceardchumann Oibrithe Indhála agus Cléireach na hÉireann— Irish Union of Distributive Workers and Clerks |
17,122 |
Irish National Union of Vintners Grocers and Allied Trades Assistants |
4,278 |
Cork Operative Butchers Society |
123 |
Guild of Irish Journalists |
10 |
The Assurance Representatives' Organisation |
1,212 |
Irish Bank Officials Association |
12,213 |
Irish Municipal Employees Trade Union |
2,521 |
Irish Local Government Officials Union |
5,106 |
Irish National Teachers' Organisation |
14,010 |
Electricity Supply Board Officers' Association |
1,740 |
Fire Brigades Association of Ireland |
654 |
Comhaltas na nGairm—The Association of Professional Officers |
249 |
Post Office Officials Association—Cumann Oifige Poist |
789 |
Cumann na nGairm Mhúinteóiri—Vocational Teachers Association |
3,151 |
Cumann na Meánmhúinteóirí Éire—Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland |
3,500 |
The Irish Racecourse-Bookmakers Assistants Association |
160 |
The Irish Federation of Musicians and Allied Professions |
1,675 |
Irish Actors' Equity Association |
469 |
The Association of Irish Traditional Musicians—Cumann na Ceoltoirí Sean Nós na hÉireann |
127 |
Professional Footballers Association of Ireland |
88 |
Irish Shoe and Leather Workers Union |
4,184 |
Irish Commercial Travellers Federation |
1,683 |
Irish Engineering Industrial and Electrical Trade Union |
4,050 |
The Medical Union |
1,662 |
Psychiatric Nurses Association of Ireland |
492 |
The Theatre and Cinema Association (Ireland) |
37 |
The Society of the Irish Motor Industry |
947 |
National Executive of the Irish Livestock Trade |
12 |
Irish Retail Newsagents, Booksellers and Stationers' Association |
783 |
The Electrical Industries Federation of Ireland |
195 |
Irish Drug Association |
1,050 |
The Limerick and Clare Milk Producers Association |
109 |
Irish Pig Traders and Exporters' Association |
98 |
The Irish Taxi and Hackney Owners' Association |
208 |
The Wireless Dealer's Association |
223 |
The Federated Union of Employers |
1,651 |
The Irish Printing Federation |
54 |
The Dublin Master Victuallers Association |
212 |
Limerick Employers' Federation |
86 |
Petroleum Employers' Association |
10 |
Irish Shipowners Association |
5 |
The Society of Dublin Coal Importers |
11 |
The Construction Industry Federation |
950 |
The Irish Flour Millers' Union |
15 |
Irish Master Printers Association |
78 |
The Licensed Vintners Association |
550 |
The Cork Master Butcher's Association |
54 |
Retail Grocery, Dairy and Allied Trades Association |
2,646 |
Irish Hardware Association |
508 |
Irish Commercial Horticultural Association |
300 |
The Irish Chick Hatcheries Association |
22 |
The Wholesale Drug Federation of Ireland |
5 |
The Irish Hotels Federation |
455 |
The Irish Wholesale Tobacco and Match Traders Association |
41 |
The Federation of Trade Associations |
20 |
Toys and Fancy Goods Wholesalers and Factors' Association |
39 |
Federation of Jewellery Manufacturers |
29 |
Irish Jewellers Association |
37 |
National Retail Watchmakers and Jewellers Association |
91 |
The Association of Electrical Contractors (Ireland) |
99 |
The National Wholesale Confectioners Association |
63 |
The Wholesale Fruit Importers and Distributors Association |
27 |
The Association of Irish Photographic Distributors |
12 |
Alliance of Independent Retailers |
234 |
Irish Hairdressers Association |
7 |
Irish Transport and General Workers' Union |
162,478 |
Irish Women Workers Union |
3,550 |
Workers Union of Ireland |
34,536 |
The Marine, Port and General Workers Union |
4,453 |
Bread Salesmen's Association |
These are recently registered trade unions for which returns have not yet been filed. |
The Solicitors Union |
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Irish Electrical Technicians Association |
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Irish Poultry Processors (1971) Association |
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Irish Veterinary Union |
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Irish Airline Pilots Association |
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The Union of The Institution of Engineers of Ireland |
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The Irish Employees' Confederation for Industrial Relations |
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Cumann na Múinteoiri Cuimsitheacha |