Irish National Union of Vintners', Grocers' and Allied Trades Assistants

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The Irish National Union of Vintners', Grocers' and Allied Trades Assistants (INUVGATA), also known as the Barmen's Union, was a trade union representing retail and bar staff, principally in Ireland.

The union originated in 1863 in Dublin as the Grocers' Assistants' Association. In 1885, it became the Grocers' and Vintners' Association of Dublin, and it later became the "Irish National Union of Vintners', Grocers' and Allied Trades Assistants". The union merged into the British National Amalgamated Union of Shop Assistants, but many of its former members wished to retain an independent Irish organisation, and split away in 1917, reforming under the old name. [1]

Under the presidency of Patrick Moran, [2] the union gained a reputation for militancy, gaining recognition following a lock-out in 1918, and striking for ten weeks over pay in 1920. The union joined the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1919, but left again in 1923. In 1945, it affiliated to the Congress of Irish Unions, and then transferred to its successor, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. [1]

Over time, the union became strongly associated with bar staff. Although the majority of its members were based in Ireland, it also had branches in London, which attracted membership from workers at Irish pubs in the city. [1]

The union merged with the Irish Distributive and Administrative Trade Union in 1994, forming MANDATE. [1]

General Secretaries

1917: Patrick Hughes [3]
1929: Valentine J. Forde [3]
1932: Eamonn Cooney [4]
1937: Walter Beirne [3]
1959: James Candon [3]
1962: Michael Cleary [3]
1977: Patrick Coffey [3]
1981: Jack Cagney [3]
1991: Aidan McCormack [3]
1993: John Douglas

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Arthur Marsh and John B. Smethurst, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, vol.5, p.120
  2. ↑ Padraig Yeates, A City in Civil War – Dublin 1921–1924: The Irish Civil War
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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.
  4. ↑ Evening Herald, 08 February 1932
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