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History. The union was established in October 1941. 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 ...
In response, an umbrella organisation called the Coalition of Trade Unions and Staff Associations was formed in September 1991 by the country's two largest unions, the Barbados Workers' Union and the National Union of Public Workers. This structure was renamed the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados in August 1993 to ...
Born in Bathsheba, Barbados, Trotman studied at the University of the West Indies and then Rutgers University. He worked as a teacher and university lecturer, and joined the Barbados Workers' Union (BWU). He was elected as a president of the Modern High School division of the union in the 1960s. In 1971, he began working full-time for the union ...
Frank Leslie Walcott. Sir Frank Leslie Walcott, KA, OBE (16 September 1916 – 24 February 1999) was a Barbadian trade unionist, politician, ambassador and one of the eleven National Heroes of Barbados. [1] He played a key role in organizing the Barbados labour movement and was a major figure in stimulating participation in the nation's ...
Grantley Herbert Adams. Sir Grantley Herbert Adams, CMG, QC (28 April 1898 – 28 November 1971) was a Barbadian politician. He served as the inaugural premier of Barbados from 1953 to 1958 and then became the first and only prime minister of the West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962. He was a founder of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP), [1 ...
The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) is a trade union in Barbados. It represents 10,000 workers, mainly in the public sector. It was established in 1944, and registered as a trade union in 1964. In 1971 it changed its name from the Barbados Civil Service Association (BSCSA). References. ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005).
Toni Moore is a trade unionist and politician from Barbados. Moore has served as general secretary of the Barbados Workers' Union since 2014. She was appointed an independent senator in 2018 [1] and resigned from the post in October 2020 to contest the 2020 St George North by-election for the Barbados Labour Party.
N. National Union of Public Workers. Categories: Trade unions by country. Trade unions in the Caribbean by country. Trade unions in North America by country. Political organisations based in Barbados. Labour relations in Barbados.