About Us

History

The N.U.P.W was founded January 22nd, 1944, registered as a Trade Union on October 15, 1964, and was formerly called the Civic Service Association until October 1971, when the name was changed to The National Union of Public Workers to reflect the changing composition of the membership of the organization.

The first secretariat headquarters of the Barbados Civil Service Association was located at Spry Street.

In 1968, the Association acquired its first permanent headquarters at “BACSA House”, Belmont Road, St. Michael.

In 1979, the Union acquired more spacious surroundings for its operations at “Dalkeith House”, Dalkeith Road, St. Michael.

1985 saw the formation of the Public Workers’ Academy, the first of its kind in the Caribbean offering a wide range of courses to Trade Union members locally and regionally.

Aims and Objectives

OUR MISSION/VISION AND VALUES:

“To be a professional provider of worker representation and socio-economic benefits to the public worker in Barbados and the wider Caribbean”

The basic aims and objectives of the N.U.P.W. are as follows:

Completely unionize all government workers;
Effectively bargain and negotiate on behalf of all its members;
Improve and protect pay and conditions of employment of all its members
Promote good interpersonal relationship between members and their employees;
Promote Trade Unionism and Credit Unionism; and
Promote generally the total well-being of its members, economically, socially and culturally.