title: National Union of Shop and Distributive Employees
text: # National Union of Shop and Distributive Employees
  
  The National Union of Shop and Distributive Employees (NUSDE) is a trade union representing workers in the retail and distributive industries in Nigeria.
  
  The union was founded in 1978, when the Government of Nigeria merged the following unions:
  
  * P. Z. African Workers' Union of Nigeria
  * U. A. C. and Associated Companies African Workers' Union of Nigeria
  * Nigerian Union of Industrial and Mercantile Workers
  * C.F.A.O. and Associated Companies African Workers' Union of Nigeria
  * National Cash Register Company Workers' Union
  * Nigerian Mercantile Technical, Clerical and General Workers' Union
  * Konsumas General Workers' Union Atlas
  * Nigeria Workers' Union
  * Lennards (Lagos) Ltd. African Workers' Union of Nigeria
  * J. T. Chanrai and Company (Nigeria) Limited Workers' Union
  * Nigerian Mercantile Companies and Allied Union
  * Holts African Workers' Union of Nigeria
  * G. B. Ollivant and Associated Company African Workers' Union
  * K. Chellarams African Workers' Union of Nigeria
  * Nigerian Stores Workers' Union
  * National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers
  * Western Nigeria Co-operative Exporters Workers' Union
  * Singer Industries and Associated Co. Workers' Union
  * Nassar and Sons (Nigeria) Limited Workers' Union
  * Nigergas Limited Workers' Union
  * J. L. Morrison Sons and Jones (Nigeria) Limited Employees' Union
  * Holman Brothers (Nigeria) Limited Workers' Union
  * Cneico (Nigeria) Limited Workers' Union
  * Wayne (West Africa) Limited Workers' Union
  * Nigerian Commercial and Industrial Enterprises Limited African Workers' Union of Nigeria
  * Chanrai African Workers' Union
  * Dizengof (West Africa) Nigeria Workers' Union
  * Union of Pharmaceutical Salesman and Allied Workers of Nigeria
  * Stormline D. C. Payne and Associates Workers' Union
  * W. F, Clarke and Associated Companies Workers' Union of Nigeria
  * Blackwood, Hodge (Nigeria) Ltd. African Workers' Association
  * Brian Munro Ltd. and Allied Industries Workers' Union
  * Bhojsons Industries Workers' Union
  * Kaycee (Nigeria) Limited Workers' Union
  * Hamzer and Allied Company Workers' Union of Nigeria
  * Witt and Bush Group of Companies Workers' Union of Nigeria
  * NAAFCO Workers' Union
  * Tradev Workers' Union of Nigeria
  * G. B. Holding Ltd. and Associated Cos. African Workers' Union
  * 158 Baresel Ltd. African Workers' Union of Nigeria
  * U. T. C. African Workers' Union of Nigeria
  * S. C. O. A. Workers' Union of Nigeria
  * V. Y. B. and Associated Companies African Employees' Union
  * Kaycee Nigeria Ltd. African Workers' Union
  * Ibru Group of Companies Workers' Union
  * Bulkoil Plant of Nigeria Workers' Union
  * Major and Company and Associated Companies Workers' Union
  * Datrade Polfa and Associated Company Workers' Union
  
  The union was a founding affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). By 1995, it had about 20,000 members. 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.
  
  