National Union of Electricity Employees

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) is a trade union representing utilities workers in Nigeria.

The union was founded in 1977 as the National Union of Electricity and Gas Workers, when the Government of Nigeria merged six unions: ^{[1] [2]}

• E. S. Company African Workers' Union
• E. C. N. Northern States Electrical Workers' Union
• NEPA and Allied Workers' Union
• Nigerian Electricity Workers' Union
• Nigerian Transmission Company Workers' Union
• Technologists Association of National Electric Power Authority

The union was a founding affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). By 1988, it had 25,893 members, the total falling slightly to 24,000 in 2005. ^[3] In 2016, the union left the NLC to become a founding constituent of the United Labour Congress (ULC). However, in 2020, the whole ULC rejoined the NLC. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Restructuring of trade unions" (PDF). Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette. 8 February 1978. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
2. Fajana, Sola. "Strengthening social dialogue in the utilities sector in Nigeria" (PDF). International Labour Organizations. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
3. LeVan, A. Carl; Ukata, Patrick (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Nigerian Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0192526328.
4. Ahiuma-Young, Victor (21 December 2016). "Emergence of United Labour Congress causes ripples". Vanguard. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
5. Adedigba, Azeezat (16 July 2020). "NLC, ULC resolve rift, merge". Premium Times. Retrieved 3 January 2021.