National Union of Shop and Distributive Employees
# 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.

