Union helping thousands of electricians find work abroad

THOUSANDS of skilled electricians are leaving the country with their union assisting them in finding employment in Australia and Canada.

The TEEU, Ireland’s largest craft union, with 45,000 members in some of the sectors hardest hit by the recession such as construction, manufacturing and aviation yesterday held a special seminar for members with two leading trade unionists from Australia and Canada to advise those planning to emigrate.

TEEU spokesman Sean Heading said the organisation was not pleased that it had to advise members on emigrating but had to face the reality of the economic situation here.