The National Union of Government and Federated Workers (NUGFW) is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago. It was formed on 3 June 1967 out of a merger between the National Union of Government Employees and the Federated Workers Trade Union. It is the largest union in the country.[citation needed]
National Union of Government and Federated Workers | |
Founded | 1967 |
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Headquarters | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
Location | |
Members | Approx 20,000 (2006) |
Key people | James Lambert (President General) Jillian Bartlett Alleyne (General Secretary) |
Affiliations | NATUC PSI IUF |
Website | nugfw.org |
At the inaugural convention, union leaders declared: "It is recognised that labour unity is essential to the social, economic and political progress of all workers. It is recognised, too, that the fragmentation of the labour movement inhibits such progress."[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
- Myrtle Ramkeesoon (1982). The History of the NUGFW: its contribution to the political, social and economic development of Trinidad and Tobago. unpublished.