Barbados Workers' Union

BWU

Barbados Workers' Union
Founded	October 1941
Headquarters	Bridgetown, Barbados
Location	Barbados
Members	25,000
Key people	Shawn Knight, president general Toni Moore, general secretary
Affiliations	ITUC, CCL
Website	www.bwu-bb.org

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]

History

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

1941: Hugh Worrell Springer

1948: Frank Leslie Walcott

1992: Roy Trotman

2014: Toni Moore

See also

• Organized labour portal

• List of trade unions

References

1. History, "About Us", Barbados Workers' Union.
2. The BWU Labour College.

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

External links

• www.bwu-bb.org Official site.