The Burnley, Nelson, Rossendale and District Textile Workers' Union (BNRDTWU) was a trade union representing cotton industry workers in the Burnley and Nelson areas of Lancashire in England.

The union was formed in 1966 with the merger of the Burnley and District Weavers', Winders' and Beamers' Association and the Nelson and District Weavers' Association, initially as the Burnley, Nelson and District Textile Workers' Union. The Padiham and District Weavers', Winders' and Warpers' Association and the Rossendale Valley Textile Workers' Association joined in 1977, and the union adopted its final name.

Burnley, Nelson, Rossendale and District Textile Workers' Union

The union was initially affiliated to the Amalgamated Weavers' Association, then from 1974 to its successor, the Amalgamated Textile Workers' Union (ATWU). In 1983, it decided to leave the ATWU, and argued that as its largest affiliate, it should be entitled to a proportionate share of the union's funds. The ATWU disagreed, and the dispute went to the High Court of England and Wales, which rejected the Burnley and Nelson union's claim.

Burnley, Nelson, Rossendale and District Textile Workers' Union

In 1984, with membership down to only 1,600, the union merged into the Transport and General Workers Union.

Burnley, Nelson, Rossendale and District Textile Workers' Union

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Defunct trade unions of the United Kingdom

Cotton industry trade unions

Trade unions established in 1966

Trade unions disestablished in 1984

Transport and General Workers' Union amalgamations

Trade unions based in Lancashire