Bustamante Industrial Trade Union

BITU
Bustamante Industrial Trade Union
Founded1938
Headquarters98-100 Duke Street, Kingston, Jamaica
Location
General Secretary
George Fyffe
President
Kavan A. Gayle
Senior Vice President
Wesley Nelson
Vice President
Alden Brown
AffiliationsJCTU, ILO, ITF, UNI, IUF
Websitehttps://www.bitujamaica.org/

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. The BITU was formed in 1938, as a split from the Jamaica Workers and Tradesmen's Union. It built up a membership of 54,000 within 6 years. It is affiliated to the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Association.

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