NURTW meaning in Community ?

Answer: What is National Union of Road Transport Workers mean?

The National Union of Road Transport Workers is an independent Nigerian trade union that serves the interests of transport workers in the road transport sector, by calling for collective obtaining and pushing for social stability for all workers in the transport sector as defined in its constitution.

The union was founded in 1978, when the government of Nigeria merged the following unions:

Amalgamated Union of Lagos Municipal Bus WorkersAnce Transport Service Workers' UnionArab Trans Workers' UnionBenson Transport Workers' UnionCross River State Transport and Allied Workers' UnionH. Safieddine Transport Limited Workers' UnionHope Rising Drivers' UnionIkot Ekpene Divisional Transport Workers' UnionJam Iyyan Alhin Diraibobiw Arewa Northern Transport Workers' UnionMid-West Line and Armels Transport Workers' UnionM/S Fawaz (Nigeria) Limited and Allied Workers' UnionRivers State Transport Corporation and Allied Workers' UnionTractors Drivers' UnionTrans Continental (Nigeria) Ltd. Workers' Union

The union affiliated to the Nigeria Labour Congress. By 1988, it had 30,000 members, and by 2005, this had grown to 96,000.

The union has its leadership both nationally and at the grassroots. It is led by the Lagos socialite Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya, better known as MC Oluomo.

The leadership is guided by the General Secretary who continues to encourage and support between members and officials to make the union appear strong and vibrant. The union raises fund through several methods, but the largest of these is through support and willful contribution of union funds.The core functions of the union is to protect the rights of workers in the transport sector.Entry into the union is voluntary, however the dues collected are used to run functions in the union and support members. The youth department under the women league ensure youth programs to educate and sensitise members on good service delivery and customer relation.

The union has been known for controversial practices including corruption, extortion, and nepotism, exposed by the American-British journalist Louis Theroux in his 2010 documentary film.

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National Union of Road Transport Workers	Community
National Union of Road Transport Works	Community
Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers	Community