National Union of Government and Federated Workers | |
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Founded | 1967 |
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Headquarters | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
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Members | Approx 20,000 (2006) |
Key people | James Lambert (President General) Jillian Bartlett Alleyne (General Secretary) |
Affiliations |
NATUC PSI IUF |
Website | nugfw.org |
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]
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]