Nigeria Union of Railwaymen

The Nigeria Union of Railwaymen (NUR) is a trade union representing workers in the rail industry in Nigeria.

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

* Association of Locomotive Drivers, Firemen, Yard Staff and Allied Workers' Union
* National Union of Railway Workers of Nigeria
* Nigerian Railway Permanent Way Workers' Union
* Railway and Ports Transport and Clerical Staff Union of Nigeria
* Railway Technical Staff Association of Nigeria

The union was a founding affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress, and by 1988, it had 20,634 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]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Restructuring of trade unions" (PDF). Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette. 8 February 1978. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
2. ^ LeVan, A. Carl; Ukata, Patrick (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Nigerian Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192526324.
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.