The National Trade Union Centre of Trinidad and Tobago (NATUC) is national trade union center

National trade union center

A national trade union center is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a single country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. When there is more than one national center, it is often because of ideological differences—in some...

 in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

. It was created in 1991 by the merger of the Trinidad and Tobago Labour Congress (TTLC) and the Council of Progressive Trade Unions (CPTU). It has a membership of 80,000.

The NATUC is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation

International Trade Union Confederation

The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...

 and the Caribbean Congress of Labour

Caribbean Congress of Labour

The Caribbean Congress of Labour is a regional trade union federation. It represents 500,000 members in 33 affiliated unions across 17 Caribbean nations....

.

Following the 2000 Convention, divisions took place in NATUC which resulted in the formation of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions and Non-Governmental Organisations

Federation of Independent Trade Unions and Non-Governmental Organisations

Arising out of the 2000 Convention of NATUC, the main national trade union centre in Trinidad and Tobago, divisions took place which resulted in the formation of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions and Non-Governmental Organisations...

 (FITUN) as a separate trade union centre.

Affiliated Unions

Those Unions affiliated to NATUC include:

• All Trinidad Sugar and General Workers' Trade Union
• Amalgamated Workers Union
  Amalgamated Workers Union
  The Amalgamated Workers Union is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago. The bulk of its members are employed by the Port of Spain City Corporation....
  
  
• Aviation, Communication and Allied Workers Union
  Aviation, Communication and Allied Workers Union
  The Aviation, Communication and Allied Workers Union is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago, most of whose members work for BWIA West Indies Airways.-See also:* List of trade unions...
  
  
• Banking, Insurance and General Workers Union
  Banking, Insurance and General Workers Union
  The Banking, Insurance and General Workers Union is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago. It was formed on 21 February 2003 out of a merger between the Bank and General Workers Union and the Bank Employees Union...
  
  
• Communication, Transport and General Workers Union
  Communication, Transport and General Workers Union
  The Communication, Transport and General Workers Union is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago with most of its members in the former airline of BWIA....
  
  
• Contractors and General Workers Trade Union
  Contractors and General Workers Trade Union
  The Contractors and General Workers Trade Union is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago. It is the recognised majority Union for daily rated workers at the San Fernando City Corporation and also has other bargaining units....
  
  
• Customs and Excise Extra Guards Association
  Customs and Excise Extra Guards Association
  The Customs and Excise Extra Guards Association is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago which represents Extra Guards in the Customs and Excise Division of the Ministry of Finance....
  
  
• Electronic Media Union of Trinidad and Tobago
  Electronic Media Union of Trinidad and Tobago
  The Electronic Media Union of Trinidad and Tobago is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago. It main membership base was in the now defunct National Broadcasting Network which was the state broadcasting company....
  
  
• Emperor Valley Zoo Staff Association
  Emperor Valley Zoo Staff Association
  The Emperor Valley Zoo Staff Association is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago. It organises monthly paid employees at the Emperor Valley Zoo in Port of Spain....
  
  
• National Petroleum Staff Association
  National Petroleum Staff Association
  The National Petroleum Staff Association is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago. It organises senior staff in the state owned National Petroleum company....
  
  
• National Union of Domestic Employees
  National Union of Domestic Employees
  The National Union of Domestic Employees is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago.In 1974, Clotil Walcott, along with James Lynch, Salisha Ali and others, established The National Union of Domestic Employees as a section of the Union of Ship Builders, Ship Repairers and Allied Workers Union...
  
  
• National Union of Government and Federated Workers
• Seamen and Waterfront Workers Trade Union
  Seamen and Waterfront Workers Trade Union
  The Seamen and Waterfront Workers Trade Union is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago. Its historical base was the port but this has shrunk in significance over the years. It retains a dock and seafarers membership but has expanded into organising local factories such as National Flour Mills and...
  
  
• Steel Workers Union of Trinidad and Tobago
  Steel Workers Union of Trinidad and Tobago
  The Steel Workers Union of Trinidad and Tobago is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago....
  
  
• Transport and Industrial Workers Union
  Transport and Industrial Workers Union
  The Transport and Industrial Workers Union is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago.-External links:*...
  
  
• Trinidad and Tobago Postal Workers Union
  Trinidad and Tobago Postal Workers Union
  The Trinidad and Tobago Postal Workers Union is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago which is the recognised union for postal workers employed by TTPost....