Nigeria Union of Railwaymen explained

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

1. News: Restructuring of trade unions . 2 January 2021 . Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette . 8 February 1978.
2. Book: LeVan . A. Carl . Ukata . Patrick . The Oxford Handbook of Nigerian Politics . 2018 . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 0192526324.
3. News: Ahiuma-Young . Victor . Emergence of United Labour Congress causes ripples . 3 January 2021 . Vanguard . 21 December 2016.
4. News: Adedigba . Azeezat . NLC, ULC resolve rift, merge . 3 January 2021 . Premium Times . 16 July 2020.