Barbados Workers' Union

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BWU
Barbados Workers' Union
BWU logo.jpg
FoundedOctober, 1941
HeadquartersBridgetown, Barbados
Location
Members
25,000
Key people
Linda Brooks, president general
, general secretary
AffiliationsITUC, CCL
Websitewww.bwu-bb.org

The Barbados Workers' Union is a trade union in Barbados.

History[]

The union was established in October 1941. It has 25,000 members and represents them directly, negotiating with individual companies in each sector. Its membership covers all areas of employment in Barbados: Agriculture, Tourism and Restaurant Services, Transport (Road, Sea and Air), Government and Statutory Boards, Banking and Insurance, Manufacturing and Industry, Construction, Commerce and General Services.[1]

The Barbados Workers' Union Labour College, the residential educational arm of the BWU was opened on 20 September 1974.[2]

General Secretaries[]

1941: Hugh Worrell Springer
1948: Frank Leslie Walcott
1992: Roy Trotman
2014: Toni Moore

See also[]

References[]

  • ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.

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