The Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers' Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) is a trade union representing workers in the arts and media industries in Nigeria.
The union was founded in 1977, as the Radio, Television and Theatre Workers' Union, when the Nigerian government merged twelve unions:[1] In 1978, the union was a founding affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress.
By 1988, the union had 80,000 members, but by 2005, it had shrunk to only 7,000 members.
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