Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers of South Africa (AUBTWSA)
The Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers of SA (AUBTWSA) is a trade union representing workers in the construction industry in South Africa.
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United Association of South Africa (UASA)
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 →National Education, Health & Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU)
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.
Food & Allied Workers’ Union (FAWU)
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 →Congress of South Africa Trade Unions (COSATU)
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 →Building Industry Bargaining Council (BIBC)
Bargaining council specifically for employers in the building industry.
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