Saint Lucia Workers' Union Explained

SLWU
Location Country:	Saint Lucia
Affiliation:	ITUC
Full Name:	Saint Lucia Workers' Union
Founded:	1939
Headquarters:	Castries, Saint Lucia

The Saint Lucia Workers' Union (SLWU) is a general trade union in Saint Lucia and the first union in the country.

Originally founded in 1939 as the Saint Lucia Workers' Co-operative Union, the union was renamed in 1956. Many of St Lucia's political parties have emerged from the union.

By the late 1960s, the SLWU claimed 2,500 members.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Alexander. Robert J.. A History of Organized Labor in the English-speaking West Indies. Parker. Eldon M.. 2004. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-275-97743-6. 193–206. en. The Labor Movement in St Lucia.