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Today trade unions are still an important force in South Africa, with 3.11 million members representing 25.3% of the formal work force. [1] The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is the largest of the three major trade union centres, with a membership of 1.8 million, and is part of the Tripartite alliance with the ruling African ...
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is a trade union federation in South Africa. It was founded in 2017, and is the second largest of the country's main trade union confederations , with 21 affiliated trade unions organising 800,000 workers.
South African Parastatal and Tertiary Institutions Union: SAPTU: 2008: South African Typographical Union: SATU: 1898: 11,344 Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysers Unie: SAOU: 1997: 32,029 Tertiary Education National Union of South Africa: TENUSA: 2005: United Association of South Africa: UASA: 1998: 74,138 United National Public Servants Association of ...
The Hospitality Industry and Allied Workers' Union (HIAWU) is a trade union representing workers in the hospitality sector in South Africa. The union was founded in 1928, as the Natal Liquor and Catering Trade Employees' Union [ 1 ] affiliated with the South African Trades and Labour Council and grew slowly, reaching members by 1947.
The union was founded in 1956, as a split from the Furniture Workers' Industrial Union, which restricted itself to white workers. NUFAW initially represented only "coloured" workers in the industry. [1] It affiliated to the South African Confederation of Labour, and by 1962 was its only affiliate to represent non-white workers. [2]
The federation was established in 2003 by 21 trade unions which identified themselves as Christian democratic.It applied for membership of the government's National Economic Development and Labour Council, but it was rejected for having a membership below 300,000.
The South African Equity Workers' Association (SAEWA) is a general union in South Africa. The union was founded in 1929, as the Cape Town branch of the British Electrical Trades Union . [ 1 ] It registered as an independent trade union, the South African Electrical Workers' Association , in 1939, [ 2 ] by which time it had branches in ...
The South African State and Allied Workers' Union (SASAWU) is a trade union representing public sector workers in South Africa. The union was founded on 14 July 2000. [ 1 ] Until 2015, it was affiliated with the Congress of South African Trade Unions , but it has since been independent.