GIWUSA is a general independent union organizing in different industries. Whilst being a general union, our membership is concentrated in the following industries: Engineering (Contract and Labour Brokers), Plastic, Furniture, Glass, Pharmaceutical, Chemicals, Wood, Paper, Fast Moving Consumer Goods and Transport etc.
Continue reading →The aim of the Democratised Transport Logistics and Allied Workers’ Union is to advance and defend the interest of the workers in respect of all matters of mutual interest, unfair labour practises, and all forms of exploitations etc. between workers and their employers in order to improve the standard of living of workers.
Continue reading →The Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers of SA (AUBTWSA) is a trade union representing workers in the construction industry in South Africa.
Continue reading →Affiliated to COSATU, this union is for workers in the hospitality industry. The SA Commercial Catering & Allied Workers Union regulates relations between Members and their Employers and protects and furthers the interests of Members in relation to their Employers
Continue reading →UASA is a membership driven organisation meaning its policy and direction is moulded and driven by the members. Members are enthusiastic and committed trade unionists who organise fellow workers to deal with workplace challenges collectively.
Continue reading →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.
The SA Equity Workers Association (SAEWA) is a trade union in South Africa. SAEWA is known, operates and is identified under the following names:
South African Electrical Workers Association;
South African Equity Workers Association;
Equity Union;
SAEWA.
The SA Chemical Workers’ Union (SACWU) is a trade union representing workers in the chemical industry in South Africa.
Continue reading →The Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) is a trade union in South Africa. It was formed through the amalgamation of the Food and Canning Workers’ Union, the Sweet, Food and Allied Workers’ Union and the Retail and Allied Workers’ Union. FAWU is a founding affiliate of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU).The union’s core functions are recruiting and servicing its members and bargaining with employers over labour matters on its members’ behalf. The union recruits workers from the farming, forestry, food, fast food, beverage and fishing community, wholesale and retail as well as hospitality sectors.
Continue reading →The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) was launched in December 1985 after four years of unity talks between unions opposed to apartheid and committed to a non-racial, non-sexist and democratic South Africa. At our launch we represented less than half a million workers organised in 33 unions. We currently have more than two million workers, of whom at least 1.8 million are paid up. Even by international standards we have been among the fastest growing trade union movements in the world. Today when most trade unions are facing a decline in membership, we have continued to grow.
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