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National Union Of Food Beverages Wine Spirits And Allied Workers (NUFBWSAW)

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The National Union of Food, Beverage, Wine, Spirit and Allied Workers (NUFBWSAW) is a trade union representing workers in the food and drink processing industry in South Africa.

The union was established in 1993, when the Food and Beverage Workers’ Union merged with the National Union of Wine, Spirits and Allied Workers. Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to the National Council of Trade Unions.[1] By 1995, it claimed 20,000 members. (Wikipwdia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Union_of_Food,_Beverage,_Wine,_Spirit_and_Allied_Workers)

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National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA)

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Numsa is the biggest metalworkers trade union in South Africa with more than 339, 567 members (as at January 2014).

Formed in 1987, it merged five different unions, some of whom had formed in the 1960s and 1970s. So Numsa brings a wealth of experience to trade unionism. It is the biggest trade union (except in Eskom) in all national bargaining forums where it bargains. Regional offices can be found in all the provinces.

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National Union of Furniture & Allied Workers South Africa, Sick Benefit Society (NUFAWSA)

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The National Union of Furniture & Allied Workers SA (Nufawsa) Sick Benefit Society is a managed Sick benefit fund, for all Nufawsa employees associated with the Nufawsa Union and was established during 1926 focusing on the lower income earners in the Allied and Furniture Industry and regulated by the Labour Relations Act. Nufawsa believes that the establishment of an anti-racist / non-racial, non exploitative and democratic society depends on the unity of the working class directed at the eradication of oppression, exploitation and discrimination as well as the promotion, development and maintenance of an authentic working class leadership.

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National Union of Leather and Allied Workers (NULAW)

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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 union was founded in 1924 as the National Union of Leather Workers, and registered with the government in 1926. (Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Union_of_Leather_and_Allied_Workers#:~:text=The%20National%20Union%20of%20Leather,with%20the%20government%20in%201926.)

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National Employers’ Association of South Africa (NEASA)

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NEASA was the first employers association to register under the Labour Relations Act of 1995, which allowed for the registration of employers’ associations not limited to specific industries. The first meeting of NEASA took place on 3 April 1996, when the steering committee, under the leadership of the current Chief Executive (Gerhard Papenfus), met in Johannesburg.

NEASA provides all employers, regardless of business size and industry, access to affordable, top quality labour law services, as well as other labour services. NEASA passionately defends the interests of employers nationally across all industries and multiple bargaining councils. Their presence is visible on all appropriate forums (parliament, courts and the media), and they are one of South Africa’s leading collective bargaining role players. NEASA is known to be South Africa’s most prominent lobbyist for the rights of employers.

The National Employers Association of South Africa commands a substantial presence in all sectors and industries in South Africa. NEASA is currently represented on the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC), Motor Industry Bargaining Council (MIBCO) and the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry (NBCRFLI).

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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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Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC)

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The Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) is a statutory body created under the Labour Relations Act (LRA) to provide for the co-regulation of stable and productive employment relations in the metal and engineering industries.

The council is an industry based forum of organised business and labour that regulates employment conditions and labour relations in the metal and engineering industry. It provides the necessary, administrative infrastructure and technical expertise to ensure effective collective bargaining, industry compliance, dispute resolution and social protection services. As at end of November, The Council represented approximately 10 624 firms and 306 747 employees in the industry.

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