Transport and Allied Workers' Union

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The Transport and Allied Workers' Union of South Africa (TAWUSA) is a trade union representing workers in the transport sector in South Africa.

The union was established in 1972(51 years ago) to represent black workers in the industry. In 1980, it was a founding affiliate of the Council of Unions of South Africa, and it grew from 8,183 members in 1981, [1] to 23,327 in 1986. [2] It was particularly strong among bus workers in Gauteng, and in Lebowa, Bophuthatswana and QwaQwa. [3]

In 1986, the union became part of the new National Council of Trade Unions, to which it remains affiliated. [4]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. Kunnie, Julian (2018). Is Apartheid Really Dead? Pan Africanist Working Class Cultural Critical Perspectives. Routledge. ISBN   978-0429979231.
  3. Kraak, Gerald (1993). Breaking the Chains. London: Pluto Press. ISBN   0745307051.
  4. Blackburn, Daniel (2021). Trade Unions of the World (PDF). ICTUR. Retrieved 25 March 2021.