Bustamante Industrial Trade Union
The Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU, also referred to as the Busta Union) is a trade union center in Jamaica established by Sir Alexander Bustamante.
Bustamante Industrial Trade Union | |
| Founded | 1938[1] |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 98-100 Duke Street, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Location | |
Key people | George Fyffe, General Secretary / Kavan A. Gayle, President / Wesley Nelson, Snr., Vice President / Alden Brown, Vice President / Alvin Sinclair, Vice President |
| Affiliations | JCTU, ILO, ITF, UNI, IUF |
The BITU was formed in 1938, as a split from the Jamaica Workers and Tradesmen's Union.[2] It built up a membership of 54,000 within 6 years.[1]
It is affiliated to the global union federation - International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Association.
Presidents
- 1938: Alexander Bustamante[3]
- 1977: Hugh Shearer[3]
- 2004: Rudyard Spencer[3]
- 2007: Kavan Gayle[4]
References
- Knowles, William (1959). Trade Union Development and Industrial Relations in the British West Indies. University of California Press. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- Alexander, Robert J. (2004). A History of Organized Labor in the English-Speaking West Indies. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger. ISBN 0275977439.
- "'Ruddy' Spencer gets Shearer's job". Jamaica Observer. 1 August 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- Coke Lloyd, Jacqueline (12 November 2021). "Leadership: a journey". Daily Observer.
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