National Union of Shop and Distributive Employees

Last updated January 09, 2021

The National Union of Shop and Distributive Employees (NUSDE) is a trade union representing workers in the retail and distributive industries in Nigeria.

The union was founded in 1978, when the Government of Nigeria merged the following unions:^[1]

P. Z. African Workers' Union of Nigeria
U. A. C. and Associated Companies African Workers' Union of Nigeria
Nigerian Union of Industrial and Mercantile Workers
C.F.A.O. and Associated Companies African Workers' Union of Nigeria
National Cash Register Company Workers' Union
Nigerian Mercantile Technical, Clerical and General Workers' Union
Konsumas General Workers' Union Atlas
Nigeria Workers' Union
Lennards (Lagos) Ltd. African Workers' Union of Nigeria
J. T. Chanrai and Company (Nigeria) Limited Workers' Union
Nigerian Mercantile Companies and Allied Union
Holts African Workers' Union of Nigeria
G. B. Ollivant and Associated Company African Workers' Union
K. Chellarams African Workers' Union of Nigeria
Nigerian Stores Workers' Union
National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers
Western Nigeria Co-operative Exporters Workers' Union
Singer Industries and Associated Co. Workers' Union
Nassar and Sons (Nigeria) Limited Workers' Union
Nigergas Limited Workers' Union
J. L. Morrison Sons and Jones (Nigeria) Limited Employees' Union
Holman Brothers (Nigeria) Limited Workers' Union
Cneico (Nigeria) Limited Workers' Union
Wayne (West Africa) Limited Workers' Union
Nigerian Commercial and Industrial Enterprises Limited African Workers' Union of Nigeria
Chanrai African Workers' Union
Dizengof (West Africa) Nigeria Workers' Union
Union of Pharmaceutical Salesman and Allied Workers of Nigeria
Stormline D. C. Payne and Associates Workers' Union
W. F, Clarke and Associated Companies Workers' Union of Nigeria
Blackwood, Hodge (Nigeria) Ltd. African Workers' Association
Brian Munro Ltd. and Allied Industries Workers' Union
Bhojsons Industries Workers' Union
Kaycee (Nigeria) Limited Workers' Union
Hamzer and Allied Company Workers' Union of Nigeria
Witt and Bush Group of Companies Workers' Union of Nigeria
NAAFCO Workers' Union
Tradev Workers' Union of Nigeria
G. B. Holding Ltd. and Associated Cos. African Workers' Union
158 Baresel Ltd. African Workers' Union of Nigeria
U. T. C. African Workers' Union of Nigeria
S. C. O. A. Workers' Union of Nigeria
V. Y. B. and Associated Companies African Employees' Union
Kaycee Nigeria Ltd. African Workers' Union
Ibru Group of Companies Workers' Union
Bulkoil Plant of Nigeria Workers' Union
Major and Company and Associated Companies Workers' Union
Datrade Polfa and Associated Company Workers' Union

The union was a founding affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). By 1995, it had about 20,000 members.^[2] 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.^[3]^[4]

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References

↑ "Restructuring of trade unions" (PDF). Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette. 8 February 1978. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
↑ Nigeria. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs. 1995.
↑ Ahiuma-Young, Victor (21 December 2016). "Emergence of United Labour Congress causes ripples". Vanguard. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
↑ Adedigba, Azeezat (16 July 2020). "NLC, ULC resolve rift, merge". Premium Times. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

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[restructuring-1] "Restructuring of trade unions" (PDF). Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette. 8 February 1978. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[2] Nigeria. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs. 1995.

[ripples-3] Ahiuma-Young, Victor (21 December 2016). "Emergence of United Labour Congress causes ripples". Vanguard. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[4] Adedigba, Azeezat (16 July 2020). "NLC, ULC resolve rift, merge". Premium Times. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

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