Brendan Ogle

Brendan Ogle is an Irish trade union official.

Career

He led the Irish Locomotive Drivers Association and is the former secretary of the ESB Group of unions.[1][2] He was the first non-ESB employee to become secretary of the GoU.[3] During his ten-years at the helm he campaigned successfully to have the ESB's pension scheme properly reclassified and treated as a Defined Benefit pension scheme.[4][5][6][7][8] Throughout this time he was, according to the Irish Independent, "subject to much adverse media comment" and he and his family endured threats to kill them.[1] Among those to publicly defend him were former Irish presidential candidate Fergus Finlay.[9]

He comes from Dundalk, County Louth.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Phelan, Shane (4 February 2014). "Controversial ESB union boss Brendan Ogle to resign". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Finn, Christina (22 September 2013). "Union chief: ‘ESB are refusing to engage in discussions’". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Paul, Mark (4 February 2014). "Ogle steps down as leader of ESB unions". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Paul, Mark (10 December 2013). "How ESB deal was done, with secret talks in Mullingar and Naas". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Duffy, Rónán (4 February 2014). "Brendan Ogle said ESB workers were "viciously attacked by some in the media" during the recent pension dispute". BusinessETC. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  6. ↑ O'Halloran, Barry (27 June 2013). "ESB staff to begin legal action over €1.6bn pension deficit". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  7. ↑ Hilliard, Mark (25 November 2013). "ESB union leader says Christmas period will be spared any blackout action". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  8. ↑ O'Halloran, Barry (10 December 2013). "Deal confirms ESB liable for pension hole". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  9. ↑ Finlay, Fergus (10 December 2013). "Demonisation of ESB union leader Ogle does him an injustice". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 December 2013.


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