South African Chemical Workers’ Union (SACWU)
The SA Chemical Workers’ Union (SACWU) is a trade union representing workers in the chemical industry in South Africa.
Continue reading →The SA Chemical Workers’ Union (SACWU) is a trade union representing workers in the chemical industry in South Africa.
Continue reading →Website: (not available) (not available) Contact details Physical address 34 Harrison St, Benoni, 1501 Postal Address City Johannesburg Telephone (011) … Continue reading →
Serving the interests of workers for more than 45 years – Stronger together
Continue reading →Independent, militant and democratic federation. The South African Federation of Trade Unions is a trade union federation in South Africa. It was founded in 2017, and is the second largest of the country’s main trade union confederations, with 21 affiliated trade unions organising 800,000 workers. (Source:Wikipedia)
Continue reading →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.
Continue reading →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.)
Continue reading →NUPSAW is a trade union formed on the 13th August 1998, from the amalgamation of militant and moderate trade unions operating mainly in the Public Service, whose sole purpose of its existence is to promote and protect the interests of its members from the ever exploitative, oppressive and discriminatory employers. Branches can be found in all the provinces.
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.
We strive to build a united worker movement in our country
Continue reading →The union was established and registered in 1934 – 77 (Seventy Seven) years ago. At the time the Head Office was at ; 51 Ashers Building, Fox Street Johannesburg. Tel 33-1598. The Founder and first General Secretary was Mr. Dick Knevitt.
In 1946 the Motor Transport Workers Union and the Motor Owners Association formed the first Industrial Council for the Motor Transport Undertaking (Goods), now known as the Bargaining Council for the Road Freight Industry. Motor Transport was instrumental in the Bargaining Council expanding Nationally.
During the period 1934 and until the early 1960’s the Drivers in the Industry were mostly White Drivers with a few Indian and Coloured Drivers.
They were not registered under the Bargaining Council as Government prohibited Black, Coloured and Indians to belong to Unions.
Motor Transport Workers Union did not comply with this unfair practice and enrolled and represented these workers at Plant level.
The Union continued the struggle and had many battles with the Authorities and in particular the Police.
In May of 1992, The President of Motor Transport Workers Union, the Late Mr. Simon Seemdied in Police custody.
All of these hardships only strengthened and united the MTWU members to fight for The freedom and rights of all workers in South Africa.
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