Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union
The Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union (EEPTU) was a former British Trade Union.[1]
ETU
The union was originally founded as the Electrical Trades Union.[1]
EEPTU
In 1968, following mergers the union became the Electrical, Electronic and Telecommunications Union - Plumbing Trades Union and then the Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union.[1]
The EEPTU was expelled from the TUC in 1988. It merged with the AUEW in 1992. The EEPTU wing of the combined union was re-admitted to the TUC in 1993.[1] The union was part of further mergers into Amicus in 2001 and Unite in 2007.[2]
People
President/General Secretary
- J. Ball 1907
- E. Bussey 1931
- H. Bolton 1940
- F. Foulkes 1944
- Sir Les Cannon 1963
- Frank Chapple 1971
- Eric Hammond 1984
- Paul Gallagher 1992
Others
- John Spellar - former national officer.
- Sir Ken Jackson
