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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.<ref name="Butler&Butler">David Butler and Gareth Butler, ''Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000'', Macmillan, 2000, p.390.</ref> | 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.<ref name="Butler&Butler">David Butler and Gareth Butler, ''Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000'', Macmillan, 2000, p.390.</ref> | ||
| − | 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.<ref name="Butler&Butler">David Butler and Gareth Butler, ''Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000'', Macmillan, 2000, p.390.</ref> | + | 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.<ref name="Butler&Butler">David Butler and Gareth Butler, ''Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000'', Macmillan, 2000, p.390.</ref> The union was part of further mergers into [[Amicus]] in 2001 and [[Unite]] in 2007.<ref name="GuardianObit">Geoffrey Goodman, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jun/03/obituary-eric-hammond-trade-union-wapping Eric Hammond], ''The Guardian'', 3 June 2009.</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:36, 6 November 2012
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 L. Cannon 1963
- Frank Chapple 1971
- Eric Hammond 1984
- Paul Gallagher 1992
Others
- John Spellar - former national officer.
