Barbados Workers' Union

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

BWU
Barbados Workers' Union
FoundedOctober 1941
HeadquartersBridgetown, Barbados
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Members
25,000
Key people
Shawn Knight, president general
Toni Moore, general secretary
AffiliationsITUC, CCL
Websitewww.bwu-bb.org

History

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The union was established in October 1941 following the British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939. The Barbados Workers' Union Labour College, which is the residential educational arm of the BWU, opened on 20 September 1974.[2]

General Secretaries

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

See also

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References

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  • 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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