Hospitality Industry and Allied Workers' Union

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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. [2]

By 1962, the union had grown to 4,328 members, and was affiliated to the Trade Union Council of South Africa. [3] The vast majority of members were classified as "coloured" or "Indian", although a handful were white. In 1980, it was permitted to accept black workers as members. [4]

In 1986, the union was a founding affiliate of the National Council of Trade Unions. [5] The federation encouraged it to merge with the rival HOTELICCA union, while it also discussed a possible merger with the Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union. [6] Ultimately, it instead remained independent, renaming itself as the "Hospitality Industries and Allied Workers' Union", and affiliated to the Federation of Unions of South Africa. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Alexander, Peter (2000). Workers, War & the Origins of Apartheid. J. Currey. ISBN   9780852557655.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Jon (1984). Industrialisation and Trade Union Organization in South Africa, 1924-1955. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN   0521263123.
  3. ↑ Wirtz, W. Willard (1962). Directory of Labor Organizations: Africa. Washington DC: Bureau of International Labor Affairs. pp. 37.14–37.25.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Kraak, Gerald (1993). Breaking the Chains. London: Pluto Press. ISBN   0745307051.
  6. ↑ Horwitz, Allan. "HARWU: The Aborted Attempt to Build a National South African Catering Union (1984 – 1990) by Allan Horwitz, June 2018". South African History Online. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Affiliated trade unions". FEDUSA. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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