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Trade unions in South Africa has a history dating back to the 1880s. From the beginning unions could be viewed as a reflection of the racial disunity of the country, with the earliest unions being predominantly for white workers. Through the turbulent years of 1948–1991 trade unions played an important part in developing political and economic resistance, and eventually were one of the driving forces in realising the transition to an inclusive democratic government.
The Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU) was a trade union federation in South Africa.
Die Spoorbond was an Afrikaner railway trade-union formed in 1934 by H. J. Klopper, founder of the Afrikaner Broederbond, which advocated a policy of replacing all black railway-workers with Afrikaners. It rejected strikes and called instead for loyal service to the South African Railways and Harbours Administration (SARHA). The union had a membership of some 16,000 in the 1930s, considerably more than that of its rival, the National Union of Railway and Harbour Servants, which was forced to dissolve in 1937.
The Council of Non-European Trade Unions (CNETU) was a national trade union federation bringing together unions representing black African workers in South Africa.
The Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA) was a national trade union federation in South Africa.
The National Union of Leather and Allied Workers (NULAW) is a trade union representing workers in the leather and shoemaking industries in South Africa.
The Metal and Electrical Workers' Union of South Africa (MEWUSA) is a trade union representing workers in engineering and related trades in South Africa.
The South African Chemical Workers' Union (SACWU) is a trade union representing workers in the chemical industry in South Africa.
The National Union of Furniture and Allied Workers (NUFAW) is a trade union representing workers in the furniture industry in South Africa.
The Post and Telecommunication Workers' Association (POTWA) was a trade union representing workers in the communications industry in South Africa.
HOTELICCA is a general union in South Africa.
The South African Iron and Steel Trades Association was a trade union representing white metalworkers in South Africa.
The Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers of South Africa (AUBTWSA) is a trade union representing workers in the construction industry in South Africa.
The Furniture Workers' Industrial Union (FWIU) was a trade union representing workers involved in making furniture in South Africa.
The Textile Workers' Industrial Union (TWIU) was a trade union representing workers in the textile industry in South Africa.
The Transport and Allied Workers' Union of South Africa (TAWUSA) is a trade union representing workers in the transport sector in South Africa.
The Sweet Workers' Union (SWU) was a small but long-lived union representing confectionery workers in South Africa.
The South African Equity Workers' Association (SAEWA) is a general union in South Africa.
The Hospitality Industry and Allied Workers' Union (HIAWU) is a trade union representing workers in the hospitality sector in South Africa.
The Motor Industry Employees' Union was a trade union representing workers involved in vehicle building in South Africa.
References
- ↑ Ncube, Don (1985). Black trade unions in South Africa. Braamfontein: Skotaville. pp. 109–111. ISBN 0947009051.
- ↑ Miller, Shirley (1982). Trade Unions in South Africa 1970-1980: a directory and statistics. Cape Town: Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit. ISBN 0799204692.
- ↑ Kunnie, Julian (2018). Is Apartheid Really Dead? Pan Africanist Working Class Cultural Critical Perspectives. Routledge. ISBN 978-0429979231.
- ↑ Kraak, Gerald (1993). Breaking the Chains. London: Pluto Press. ISBN 0745307051.
- ↑ Blackburn, Daniel (2021). Trade Unions of the World (PDF). ICTUR. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ↑ Lawrence, Andrew (2014). Employer and Worker Collective Action. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 1107071755.