Building Workers' Trade Union

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The Building Workers' Trade Union (BWTU) was a trade union in Ireland.

The union was founded in 1942, with the aim of bringing together construction unions, in part due to the expectation that requirements of the Trade Union Act 1941 would mean only one union would be permitted to formally negotiate for the industry. It brought together seven unions: [1]

It initially affiliated to the Irish Trade Union Congress, but in 1945 joined the Congress of Irish Unions split. From 1959, it was affiliated to the new Irish Congress of Trade Unions. Membership peaked at 2,096 in 1950, but then fell as many of the affiliates left, until only the Brick Layers remained. In 1981, the union adopted the name of its sole affiliate, the Ancient Guild of Incorporated Brick Layers' Trade Union. [1] In 1998, it merged with the National Union of Wood Workers and Wood Cutting Machinists, to form the Building and Allied Trades' Union. [2]

General Secretaries

1942: Mark Daly [1]
1949: Francis O'Connor [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Devine, Francis; Smethurst, John B. (2017). Historical Directory of Trade Unions in Ireland (PDF). Dublin: Irish Labour History Society & Working Class Movement Library. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  2. ↑ John B. Smethurst and Peter Carter, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, vol.6, p.17
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