(LGPSU) Union Services Public and Government
The Local Government and Public Services Union was formed in 1919 as the Irish Local Government Officials' Trade Union, and changed its name to the Local Government and Public Services Union in 1971. At the time of amalgamation the LGPSU represented 15,000 members in the health services, local government and in a broad range of state and voluntary bodies.
Union of Professional and Technical Civil Servants (UPTCS)
The Union of Professional and Technical Civil Servants started life in 1919 as the Institution of Professional Civil Servants. It changed its name to the Union of Professional and Technical Civil Servants in 1979 to reflect its changing membership profile. At the time of amalgamation UPTCS had 7,000 members working in the civil service and semi-state sector.
Irish Municipal Employees Trade union (IMETU)
The Irish Municipal Employees' Trade Union was formed in 1888 as the United Corporation Workmen of Dublin Trade Union. There were variations to the name until it became the IMETU in 1918. When the IMETU joined IMPACT in 1991 it represented 2,500 municipal employees.
