Falkland Islands General Employees Union

FIGEU
Falkland Island General Employees Union
Founded28 October 1943

The Falkland Island General Employees Union is a trade union representing workers in the Falkland Islands. Originally founded in 1943 as the Falkland Islands Labour Federation, the union mostly represents workers in the agriculture sector.[1]

The Falkland Islands Weekly News in 1944 carried an article on the union:

FALKLAND IS. LABOUR FEDERATION. MEMBERS ARE INFORMED THAT ENTRANCE FEES AND CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOV/ DUE AND WILL BE. ACCEPTED AT MR. BRECHINS HOUSE. WHERE MEMBERSHIP CARDS WILL BE GIVEN. ENTRANCE FEE 10/- Weekly contributions 6d per week due from the 24th January, 1944 by all members who have previously enrolled. New members will also be accepted. M.Evans. Secretary.[2]

A number of former leaders and members of the FIGEU have been elected to the Island's General Assembly:

The Penguin News office on Ross Road, Stanley also houses the Falkland Islands General Employees Union

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References

  1. ^ "Modern Records Centre". Warkick University Library. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Falkland Islands Weekly News, Vol 1, No. 7". 17 February 1944.
  3. ^ "The Hon. Terry S Betts" (PDF). Falkland Islands Newsletter. 32. August 1987.


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