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South African Trades And Labour Council
The South African Trades and Labour Council (SAT&LC) was a national trade union federation in South Africa. History The federation was founded in 1930, when the South African Trades Union Council merged with the Cape Federation of Labour Unions. The federation was broadly split between the craft unions and mining unions, which generally only admitted white workers and took conservative positions; and a growing number of industrial unions, which admitted white, Asian and "coloured" members, and often worked closely with unions representing black workers. In 1944, the federation adopted the Workers' Charter, which aimed to bring about a socialist government. In 1947, some unions of white workers resigned in opposition to the SAT&LC admitting black workers, and they formed the pro-apartheid Co-ordinating Council of South African Trade Unions. A further group of right-wing craft unions left in 1951 to form the South African Federation of Trade Unions. In 1950, the Government of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Trade Union Federation
A national trade union center (or national center or central) is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. In some regions, such as the Nordic countries, different centers exist on a sectoral basis, for example for blue collar workers and professionals. Among the larger national centers in the world are the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations and the Change to Win Federation in the USA; the Canadian Labour Congress; the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Britain; the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU); the Congress of South African Trade Unions; the Dutch Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging, FNV; the LO, The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions, Danish, Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, Norwegian, and Swedish Trade Union Confederation, Swedish LO; the German German Confederation of Trade Unions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durban Indian Municipal Employees' Society
The Durban Indian Municipal Employees' Society (DIMES) was a trade union representing municipal workers of Indian origin, in Durban in South Africa. The union was founded in 1936, and by 1943, it had 2,450 members. It affiliated to the South African Trades and Labour Council. In the 1940s, the union was led by Billy Peters, a member of the Communist Party of South Africa. It opposed apartheid, and in 1955 was a founding affiliate of the inclusive South African Congress of Trade Unions The South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) was a national trade union federation in South Africa. History The federation was established in March 1955, after right wing unions dissolved the South African Trades and Labour Council in 1954 ... (SACTU). One of the federation's larger affiliates, in 1962, it had about 1,600 members. However, the union's leadership had moved to the right, and when SACTU was banned, they switched its membership to the more conservative Trade Union Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Iron And Steel Trades Association
The South African Iron and Steel Trades Association (SAISTA; af, Suid Afrikaanse Yster en Staalbedryfsvereniging) was a trade union representing white metalworkers in South Africa. The union was founded in 1936, with support from the Nasionale Raad van Trustees. It initially had only 300 members, but grew steadily, becoming particularly associated with Afrikaners. It attempted to form a trade union federation restricted to white workers, but was unable to do so, and instead in 1944 affiliated to the South African Trades and Labour Council (SAT&LC). Within the SAT&LC, the union argued against representation for black workers, and in 1947 it resigned over the issue. The following year, it was a founding affiliate of the all-white Co-ordinating Council of South African Trade Unions, and then from 1957 part of the larger South African Confederation of Labour (SACOL). By 1976, it had 36,000 members, and was the largest union of white workers. Around 1980, the union renamed itsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Engine Drivers' And Firemen's Association
The South African Engine Drivers' and Firemen's Association (SAEDFA) was a trade union representing people involved in operating engines in South Africa. The union was founded in 1895 in the Transvaal, and its membership was originally based in the mines. In 1902, Peter Whiteside was elected as its general secretary. The union affiliated to the South African Trades Union Congress, and by 1926 had 1,230 members. The union affiliated to the South African Trades and Labour Council in the early 1940s, and by 1947 had 2,616 members. However, it resigned in 1951 to join the right-wing split, the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU). By 1962, it had 4,538 members. SAFTU became part of the South African Confederation of Labour The South African Confederation of Labour (SACOL) was a national trade union federation of white workers in South Africa. History The federation was established in 1957, as a loose body bringing together the South African Federation of Trade Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Electrical Workers' Association
The South African Equity Workers' Association (SAEWA) is a general union in South Africa. The union was founded in 1929, as the Cape Town branch of the British Electrical Trades Union. It registered as an independent trade union, the South African Electrical Workers' Association, in 1939, by which time it had branches in Johannesburg, Durban and the Highveld. It affiliated to the South African Trades and Labour Council (SAT&LC), and by 1947, it had 3,784 members. After the collapse of the SAT&LC, SAEWA joined the Trade Union Council of South Africa The Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA) was a national trade union federation in South Africa. History The council was founded in October 1954 by 61 unions which split from the South African Trades and Labour Council. They decided that on .... By 1962, its membership had grown to 8,000 members, all of whom were white. By 1980, it had 17,000 members, and jointly constituted the Federation of Electrical Trades Unions of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Boilermakers' Society
The South African Boilermakers', Iron and Steel Workers', Shipbuilders' and Welders' Society (SABS) was a trade union representing metalworkers and shipbuilders in South Africa. History The union was established in 1916. Many of its founding members were recent emigrants from England and had held membership of the United Society of Boilermakers, including founding president George Brown, and Ben Caddy, who was general secretary from 1920 to 1950. The union was successively affiliated to the South African Industrial Federation, the South African Trades Union Council, and the South African Trades and Labour Council. In the 1950s, it played a leading role in the Trade Union Unity Committee, which opposed compulsory splitting of trade unions on racial grounds. It then joined the Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA), and although it disaffiliated in 1977, it rejoined in 1980. By then, it had 18,400 members, and it received permission to admit black workers. As a result, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Association Of Municipal Employees
The South African Association of Municipal Employees (SAAME) was a trade union representing local government workers in South Africa. The union originated in 1917 as a federation of local government unions. By 1919 it had ten affiliates in the Transvaal and others elsewhere. The majority of these decided to turn the federation into a new union, which became the SAAME. It was a founding affiliate of the all-white South African Federation of Trade Unions, and later of the larger South African Confederation of Labour (SACOL). By 1980, the union had 41,492 members, but it wanted to admit non-white workers and so resigned from SACOL. It joined the Federation of South African Labour Unions The Federation of South African Labour Unions (FEDSAL) was a national trade union federation in South Africa. History The federation was established in 1959, as the Federation of Salaried Staff Associations, by four unions representing white-colla ..., and by 1992 it had 50,000 members. In 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Union Of Distributive Workers
The National Union of Distributive Workers (NUDW) was a trade union representing workers involved in retail and goods transport in South Africa. History The union was founded in 1936 by supporters of the South African Communist Party, to represent white and "coloured" workers in the industry. In 1937, Max Gordon and Daniel Koza launched the African Commercial and Distributive Workers' Union to represent black workers in the industry, and from 1942 the two unions had a collaborative relationship. They held a major joint strike in 1943, which established recognition of the union with most major chains of shops. The NUDW campaigned successfully for the option of part-time work in the industry, achieved in 1953, and later for the improvement of the conditions of employment of part-time workers, mostly white women. From the late 1960s, the union campaigned against discrimination against "coloured" and Indian workers, forming the National Union of Commercial, Catering and Allied Work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natal Liquor And Catering Trade Employees' Union
The Hospitality Industry and Allied Workers' Union (HIAWU) is a trade union representing workers in the hospitality sector in South Africa. The union was founded in 1928, as the Natal Liquor and Catering Trade Employees' Union affiliated with the South African Trades and Labour Council and grew slowly, reaching members by 1947. By 1962, the union had grown to 4,328 members, and was affiliated to the Trade Union Council of South Africa. The vast majority of members were classified as "coloured" or "Indian", although a handful were white. In 1980, it was permitted to accept black workers as members. In 1986, the union was a founding affiliate of the National Council of Trade Unions. The federation encouraged it to merge with the rival HOTELICCA union, while it also discussed a possible merger with the Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union. Ultimately, it instead remained independent, renaming itself as the "Hospitality Industries and Allied Workers' Union", and affiliated to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motor Industry Employees' Union
The Motor Industry Employees' Union was a trade union representing workers involved in vehicle building in South Africa. The union was founded under the influence of an employers' organisation, the Motor Industry Employers' Association, which wanted to deal with a single trade union representing all white and "coloured" workers in the industry. It was established in 1939, bringing together two unions, one based in the Cape Province and one in Johannesburg, both of which had split away from the Amalgamated Engineering Union of South Africa. The union affiliated to the South African Trades and Labour Council, and by 1947, it had 4,753 members. The union transferred to the Trade Union Council of South Africa The Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA) was a national trade union federation in South Africa. History The council was founded in October 1954 by 61 unions which split from the South African Trades and Labour Council. They decided that on ... (TUCSA), and in 1961, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Moulders' Society Of South Africa
The Iron Moulders' Society of South Africa (IMS) was a trade union representing metalworkers in South Africa. The union was founded in 1896. It was strongly focused on the rights of white workers, and sought to exclude others from working as moulders. In 1913, one "coloured" moulder was admitted to the union, against the opposition of some members, on the grounds that he presented as being white. It also campaigned for higher wages, longer holidays, and against piece work. By 1980, the union was affiliated to the Trade Union Council of South Africa, and had 2,378 members. The majority were white, but a substantial minority were now "coloured" or Asian. In 1995, it merged with the Amalgamated Engineering Union of South Africa, the Engineering, Industrial and Mining Workers' Union, and the South African Boilermakers' Society, to form the National Employees' Trade Union The National Employees' Trade Union (NETU) was a trade union representing workers in various industries, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garment Workers' Union Of South Africa
The Garment Workers' Union of South Africa (GWU) was a trade union representing workers in the clothing industry in South Africa. The union was founded in 1909, as the Witwatersrand Tailors' Association, and its initial membership was focused on white master tailors and middlemen. In 1925, it established a section to represent factory workers in the industry, and this proved enormously successful; by the end of 1926, it represented 90% of clothing factory workers in the Witwatersrand region. That year, it also began representing "coloured" and Indian workers. In 1928, Solly Sachs was elected as the union's general secretary. He focused on recruiting women workers in the industry, and also worked closely with the African Clothing Workers' Union. In 1929, the union voted in a new constitution, which led in 1930 to it renaming itself as the "Garment Workers' Union". The 1931 general strike placed a significant strain on the union, and in 1934 this led the tailors' section to sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |