The Federated Workers Trade Union (FWTU) was a

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...

that was formed in 1935. It was registered in 1937 and became the recognised union for some workers in the private sector but also those in the Public Works Department and the Trinidad Government Railways. In 1959 the Amalgamated Engineering and General Workers' Trade Union merged with the FWTU followed by the British Colonial Taxpayers and All Workers Union in the same year. The FWTU merged in 1967 with the National Union of Government Employees to form the National Union of Government and Federated Workers.

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* Defunct trade unions of Trinidad and Tobago General unions Trade unions established in 1935 Trade unions disestablished in 1967 1930s establishments in Trinidad and Tobago {{Caribbean-trade-union-stub