Connect (trade union)

Connect
Full name Connect
Date dissolved 1 January 2010
Merged into Prospect
Members 20,000
Affiliation TUC
Key people Adrian Askew, final general secretary
Country United Kingdom
Website www.connectuk.org

Connect is a former British trade union representing approximately 20,000 workers in the communications industry. Connect's President is Denise McGuire The final general secretary was Adrian Askew. Connect has endorsed a merger with the Prospect union, the union for managers and engineers.

Overview

Certain employers formally recognised Connect, for example, companies like BT Group, O2 plc, Yell Group, Guernsey Telecoms, HP, Vodafone UK and Kingston Communications. In these companies Connect negotiates on members' behalf.

In companies where there is growing membership but no formal recognition as yet, such as T-Mobile or Energis, employees still can access union services.

Disputes

Connect Members in BT undertook industrial action in 2008.

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Branches