Union of Needletrades, Industrial & Textile Employees

The Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees (UNITE, often stylized UNITE! ) was a labor union in the United States clothing industry from 1995–2004. == History == === UNITE-ILGWU/ACTWU Merger === UNITE was formed in 1995 as a merger between the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) and the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU).