Category Archives: Union

National Education, Health & Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU)

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NEHAWU struggles for union recognition, a living wage and a free and democratic South Africa. NEHAWU members faced brutal repression from the apartheid regime which saw the union as a direct challenge to its control of the public service. In other sectors, bitter struggles were fought against employers with reactionary practices like the Lifecare Group, Clinic Holdings, various old age homes, universities and technikons.
The battle cry of NEHAWU’s national strike in 1992 was “Wawutshelwe ubani ukuthi I-NEHAWU ifile?” Who told you that NEHAWU is dead? This slogan highlights the union’s will to survive.

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Professional Educators Union (PEU)

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The Professional Educators Union (PEU) is a national trade union that’s proudly South African. What drives us is to organise teachers – the educators of the nation, regardless of colour, creed and gender – and represent them in labour-related grievances and during collective bargaining to ease the pressure that comes with the nature of the teaching profession.

PEU aims to make teachers’ lives easier so that they continue empowering the youth with the most important tool – education – without stress or worry. PEU is a a member of the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) and the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC). They are also affiliated to the National Council of Trade Unions (Nactu) and the Confederation of South African Workers’ Unions (Consawu). At the same time, PEU represents its members in the National Economic Development and Council’s (Nedlac) Development Chamber. Moreover, they are part of the National Board for Further Education and Training (NBFET).

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National Union of Mine Workers (NUM)

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The National Union of Mineworkers was founded in 1982 and is currently South Africa ‘s largest union organising in the mining, construction and energy.

Vision
To organise all Mine, Construction and Energy workers. To protect, promote and advance the interests of our members. We are committed to turn your dream as a worker into reality.

Mission Statement
To unite, inspire and educate our members. To render effective and quality service to our members. To ensure that members actively participate in the union’s activities in determining the destiny of the union.

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South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU)

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The Code of Professional Conduct stipulates minimum standards of professional conduct of teachers and is not an exhaustive list of such standards. Any member of SADTU, who is alleged to have violated the standards of the profession and the provisions of the Code, may be subject to disciplinary action by the Union.

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National Public Service Workers Union (NPSWU)

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NPSWU is politically non-aligned and is affiliated to the National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU), to the Public Servants Association (PSA) and to PSI. NPSWU takes an active role in the PSI Quality Public Services-Action Now! (QPS) campaign. NPSWU participated in the recent establishment of a QPS working group, in alliance with the Ethekwini Municipality (Durban) and civil society.

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