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The International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM) was a global union federation of trade unions. As of November 2007, ICEM represented 467 industrial trade unions in 132 countries, claiming a membership of over 20 million workers.
The Australian Workers' Union (AWU) is one of Australia's largest and oldest trade unions. It traces its origins to unions founded in the pastoral and mining industries in the late 1880s and it currently has approximately 80,000 members. It has exercised an outsized influence on the Australian Trade Union movement and on the Australian Labor Party throughout its history.
The Queensland Council of Unions (QCU) is a representative, an advocacy group, or peak body, of Queensland trade union organisations, also known as a labour council, in the Queensland, Australia. As of 2020, 26 unions and 13 regional branches were affiliated with the QCU. The QCU represents unions covering around 350,000 Queensland workers. It is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). Its offices are located in the suburb of South Brisbane, Queensland. As a peak body for the Queensland trade unions, the objective of the QCU is to achieve industrial, social and political justice for Queensland workers. The management structure of the QCU is made up of a committee of management and an executive of representatives comprised from affiliated unions.
The Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB) was established after a meeting of local mining trade unions in Newport, Wales in 1888. The federation was formed to represent and co-ordinate the affairs of local and regional miners' unions in England, Scotland and Wales whose associations remained largely autonomous. At its peak, the federation represented nearly one million workers. It was reorganised into the National Union of Mineworkers in 1945.
The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) is the largest union in local government in South Africa.
The Health & Other Services Personnel Trade Union of South Africa (HOSPERSA) is a trade union in South Africa.
The UASA is a general union in South Africa.
The British Association of Colliery Management – Technical, Energy and Administrative Management (BACM-TEAM) was a trade union in the United Kingdom. It merged with Prospect in 2014.
The South African Trades Union Congress (TUC) was a national trade union federation in South Africa.
The Amalgamated Engineering Union of South Africa (AEU) was a trade union representing white manufacturing workers in South Africa.
The South African Boilermakers', Iron and Steel Workers', Shipbuilders' and Welders' Society (SABS) was a trade union representing metalworkers and shipbuilders in South Africa.
The South African Confederation of Labour (SACOL) was a national trade union federation of white workers in South Africa.
The Underground Officials' Association (UOA) was a trade union representing supervisors in the mining industry in South Africa.
The Mine Surface Officials' Association (MSOA) was a trade union representing supervisors in the mining industry in South Africa who did not work underground.
The Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA) is a trade union representing workers in the motor industry in South Africa.
The Salaried Staff Association (SALSTAFF) was a trade union representing railway workers in South Africa.
The Artisan Staff Association (ASA) was a trade union representing higher-paid technical railway workers in South Africa.
The South African Footplate Staff Association (SAFSA) was a trade union representing white railway workers in South Africa.
The South African Reduction Workers' Association (SARWA) was a trade union representing officials involved in processing mining ores in South Africa.
The South African Equity Workers' Association (SAEWA) is a general union in South Africa.