Bustamante Industrial Trade Union
Bustamante Industrial Trade Union | |
| Founded | 1938 |
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| Headquarters | 98-100 Duke Street, Kingston, Jamaica |
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General Secretary | George Fyffe |
President | Kavan A. Gayle |
Senior Vice President | Wesley Nelson |
Vice President | Alden Brown |
| Affiliations | JCTU, ILO, ITF, UNI, IUF |
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.