The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) is a

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. With a membership of 235,000 it is the largest public sector union in the country. It organizes State, Health, Education and Welfare workers.

History

The union was founded in 1987, when the Health and Allied Workers' Union merged with the

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and the

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. The NEHAWU is affiliated with the

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(COSATU), and

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and the

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Leadership

General Secretaries

:1987: Yure Mdyogolo :1988:

Phillip Dexter Phillip David Dexter (born 1 December 1962) is a South African politician, activist, and entrepreneur. He has held many positions in various organisations. Dexter was a senior researcher in the Social Cohesion and Integration Research Programme of ...

:1994: Neil Thobejane :1998: Fikile Majola :2013: Bereng Soke :2017: Zola Saphetha

Presidents

:1987: Bheki Mkhize :1990: Vusi Nhlapo :2004:

Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya was the former Minister of Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities under South African President Jacob Zuma, from 2009 to 2014. See also *African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights *Constitution of Sou ...

:2010:

Mzwandile Makwayiba Michael Mzwandile Makwayiba is a South African trade unionist. Born in Ntlangaza, in the Eastern Cape, Makwayiba began working on an apple farm in Grabouw. In 1990, he moved to work as a cleaner at the Green Point-Somerset Hospital. There, he j ...

:2022: Mike Shingange

References

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External links

NEHAWU
official site. Organisations based in Johannesburg Congress of South African Trade Unions Public Services International Healthcare trade unions in South Africa Education trade unions World Federation of Trade Unions Trade unions established in 1987 Trade unions in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-trade-union-stub