National Workers Union (Jamaica)
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The National Workers Union is a general trade union in Jamaica. The National Workers Union was founded on 2 April 1952 emerging as a result of a split within the Trade Union Congress
and factional alignments within the People's National Party
(PNP). The NWU became the main trade union of the PNP. The NWU was a founding member of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions
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Trade Union Congress (Jamaica)
The Trade Union Congress is a general trade union in Jamaica. Initially organised as a trade union council to be the labour wing of the People's National Party in 1943, the organisation split in 1952 with the formation of the National Workers Union...
and factional alignments within the People's National Party
People's National Party
The People's National Party is a social democratic and social liberal Jamaican political party, founded by Norman Manley in 1938. It is the oldest political party in the Anglophone Caribbean and one of the main two political parties in Jamaica. Out of the two major parties, it is considered more...
(PNP). The NWU became the main trade union of the PNP. The NWU was a founding member of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions
Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions
The Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions is a national trade union center in Jamaica. It is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation.-Origins:...
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External links
- History of National Workers Union Website of the People's National Party :)