National Union of Government and Federated Workers

NUGFW

National Union of Government and Federated Workers
Founded	1967
Members	Approx 20,000 (2006)
Affiliations	NATUC PSI IUF
Website	nugfw.org.tt

The National Union of Government and Federated Workers (NUGFW) is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago. It was formed on 3 June 1967 out of a merger between the National Union of Government Employees and the Federated Workers Trade Union.

At its inaugural Convention, the NUGFW declared: "It is recognised that labour unity is essential to the social, economic and political progress of all workers. It is recognised, too, that the fragmentation of the labour movement inhibits such progress."

Today, the NUGFW remains the largest union in Trinidad and Tobago.

See also

• List of trade unions
• Nathaniel Crichlow

References

• ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
• Myrtle Ramkeesoon (1982). The History of the NUGFW: its contribution to the political, social and economic development of Trinidad and Tobago. unpublished.