The Federation of South African Labour Unions (FEDSAL) was a

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History

The federation was established in 1959, as the Federation of Salaried Staff Associations, by four unions representing white-collar white workers: * Electricity Supply Commission Salaried Staff Association * Industrial Salaried Staff Association * Mine Surface Chemicals Association * South African Broadcasting Staff Association The federation achieved little over the years, by 1985, its affiliates had changed to: * Motor Industry Staff Association * Nedbank Staff Association * Underground Officials' Association * Vereeniging van Gesalarieerde Nywerheidspersoneel The dissolution of 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 ...

in 1986 attracted new affiliates. It campaigned against the introduction of Value Added Tax, for a National Economic Forum, and to restructure the National Manpower Commission. It began admitting unions representing any workers, and in 1992 renamed itself as FEDSAL. By 1993, it had 13 affiliates, with a total of 204,176 members. In 1997, the federation merged with the Federation of Organisations Representing Civil Employees, to form the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA).

Affiliates

{, class="wikitable sortable" ! Union !! Abbreviation !! Founded !! Left !! Reason not affiliated !! Membership (1992){{cite journal , last1=Von Holdt , first1=Karl , title=In the number 2 spot , journal=South African Labour Journal , date=May 1993 , volume=17 , issue=3 , url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/archive-files/LaMay93.0377.5429.017.003.May1993.15.pdf , access-date=25 March 2021 , - , ABSA Workers' Union , , ABSAWU , , , , , , , , 8,500 , - , Administrative, Technical and Electronic Association of South Africa , , ATEASA , , 1996 , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , ''N/A'' , - , Airline Pilots' Association of South Africa , , ALPA-SA , , , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , ''N/A'' , - ,

Artisan Staff Association The Artisan Staff Association (ASA) was a trade union representing higher-paid technical railway workers in South Africa. The union was established in 1924, on the initiative of the National Shop Stewards' Association. It attempted to register w ...

, , ASA , , 1924 , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , 15,500 , - , Eskom Employees' Association , , EEA , , , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , 6,000 , - , Financial Institution Workers' Union , , FIWU , , , , 1994 , , Merged into SASBO , , 13,000 , - ,

Hospital Personnel Association of South Africa The Health & Other Services Personnel Trade Union of South Africa (HOSPERSA) is a trade union in South Africa. The union was founded in 1989, when the Hospital Public Servants' Association merged with the Association of Cape Provincial Hospitals ...

, , HOSPERSA , , 1994 , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , 40,714 , - ,

Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union The Independent Municipal & Allied Trade Union (IMATU) is a trade union in South Africa. It has a membership of 105,000 and is the largest politically independent trade union in the local government sector. The Union was founded on 8 March 199 ...

, , IMATU , , 1996 , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , ''N/A'' , - , Independent Performing Arts Trade Union , , IPATU , , , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , ''N/A'' , - , Industrial Salaried Staff Association , , ISSA , , , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , 4,000 , - , Motor Industry Staff Association , , MISA , , 1949 , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , 20,000 , - , Nedcor Staff Society , , NEDSTAFF , , , , , , , , 6,000 , - , Post and TELEKOM Association , , P&T , , , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , 12,673 , - , Professional Health Organisation of South Africa , , PHOSA , , , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , ''N/A'' , - ,

Public and Allied Workers Union of South Africa The Public and Allied Workers Union of South Africa (PAWUSA) is a trade union for public sector workers in South Africa. It is affiliated with the Congress of South African Trade Unions The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) ...

, , PAWUSA , , 1967 , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , ''N/A'' , - ,

Public Servants Association of South Africa The Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) is a trade union for public sector workers in South Africa. The PSA the largest politically non-affiliated trade union for public servants in the country. It was founded in 1920 and has a ...

, , PSA , , 1920 , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , ''N/A'' , - ,

Salaried Staff Association The Salaried Staff Association (SALSTAFF) was a trade union representing railway workers in South Africa. The union was founded in 1918, as the South African Railways and Harbours Salaried Staff Association, and long represented only white worker ...

, , SALSTAFF , , 1918 , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , 16,000 , - , South African Airways Flight Engineers' Association , , SAAFEA , , , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , ''N/A'' , - ,

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 T ...

, , SAAME , , 1919 , , 1996 , , Merged into IMATU , , 50,000 , - , South African Broadcasting Staff Association , , SABSA , , , , , , , , 1,612 , - ,

South African Footplate Staff Association The South African Footplate Staff Association (SAFSA) was a trade union representing white railway workers in South Africa. The union was founded in 1905, as the Locomotive Engineers' Mutual Aid Society. It was initially focused on the Cape, but ...

, , SAFSA , , 1905 , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , 8,500 , - , South African Hairdressers' Employees' Industrial Union , , SAHEIU , , 1944 , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , 7,500 , - ,

South African Society of Bank Officials South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

, , SASBO , , 1916 , , 1995 , , Transferred to COSATU , , 42,000 , - ,

South African Teachers' Union The Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysers Unie (SAOU), sometimes translated as the South African Teachers' Union, is a trade union representing principally Afrikaans-speaking teachers in South Africa. The union was founded in 1905 to represent Afrikaans-sp ...

, , SAOU , , 1905 , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , ''N/A'' , - , Underground Officials' Association , , UOA , , 1919 , , 1997 , , Transferred to FEDUSA , , 21,000 , - , UNISA Administrative and Professional Staff Union , , , , , , , , , , 809

References

National trade union centres of South Africa Trade unions established in 1959 Trade unions disestablished in 1997