Fintan Kennedy (died 24 March 1984) was an Irish politician and trade unionist.
The son of Thomas Kennedy, a prominent trade unionist,Donal Nevin, Trade union century, p.351 Kennedy joined the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union in 1934, rising to serve as General Secretary of the union from 1959, then as General President from 1969.Irish Transport and General Workers Union , Irish Labour History Museum During his secretaryship, membership of the union grew steadily.Arthur Ivor Marsh and Victoria Ryan, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, p.464
In 1966, Kennedy served as President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions,Donal Nevin, Trade union century, p.439 while he served as Treasurer from 1968. He was elected to the Labour Panel of the Seanad Éireann in 1969 and representing the Labour Party. He retired from all his positions in the labour movement in 1981.
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