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Trade unions are recognized within the 1996 Constitution of South Africa, which provides for the right to join trade unions and for unions to bargain collectively and strike. [8] That has translated into the Labour Relations Act , which established the working framework for both unions and employers.
The federation was founded on 1 April 1997, when the Federation of South African Labour Unions merged with the Federation of Organisations Representing Civil Employees. [1] Many affiliates of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions also joined. [ 2 ]
It was affiliated to the South African Trades and Labour Council. Afrikaner nationalist groups attempted to win over the union, but were unsuccessful. After Tyler died in 1943, he was succeeded by Billy Blake, also a founder member of the union. [5] At the end of the 1940s, the union merged with the Amalgamated Bricklayers' Trade Union of South ...
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.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU or Cosatu) is a trade union federation in South Africa. It was founded in 1985 and is the largest of the country's three main trade union federations, with 21 affiliated trade unions.
Pages in category "Trade unions in South Africa" The following 106 pages are in this category, out of 106 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The federation was founded in 1930, when the South African Trades Union Council merged with the Cape Federation of Labour Unions. [1] The federation was broadly split between the craft unions and mining unions, which generally only admitted white workers and took conservative positions; and a growing number of industrial unions, which admitted white, Asian and "coloured" members, and often ...
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) is a trade union in South Africa. With a membership of 276,000 it is the largest public sector union in the country. With a membership of 276,000 it is the largest public sector union in the country.