The Democratised Transport Logistics and Allied Workers Union (DETAWU) is a
trade union
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...
representing workers in the transportation and logistics industries in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
.
The union was founded in 2015, as a split from the
South African Transport and Allied Workers Union
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) is a trade union in South Africa.
History
In the late 1990s, the South African Railways and Harbours Union (SARHWU) and Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU) were both affiliat ...
(SATAWU). It argued that SATAWU lacked internal democracy and was mismanaging its finances. In 2017, the union was a founding affiliate of the
South African Federation of Trade Unions. By 2018, it had about 10,000 members.
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Transportation trade unions
Trade unions established in 2015
Trade unions in South Africa