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 →Texfed is an industrial federation of textile trade associations which aims to provide an excellent service to its members by advancing and promoting their trade and trade-related interests. It provides information to a wide range of industry stakeholders and proactively represents the industry on key issues.
Continue reading →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 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 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 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.
Continue reading →Bargaining council specifically for employers in the building industry.
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 →Today, after many campaigns, demonstrations and petitions domestic workers are now covered and can fully enjoy the benefits of the labour laws. Yet the struggle continues. There remains a long road ahead in ensuring that domestic workers are educated in their rights and enjoy these rights. Simultaneously, workers must be given the freedom to inform their employer of their desire to join the SA Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union as well as to guarantee the universal recognition of domestic work as a valuable workforce in the modern economy.
Continue reading →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.