The National Union of Educators (NUE) was 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 education workers in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

. The union was founded in 1997, when the South African Teachers' Association merged with the Transvaal Teachers' Association and the Transvaal Association of Teachers. Its initial membership was of white and "coloured" workers, but it accepted members regardless of ethnicity and soon expanded across the country. Like all its forerunners, the union affiliated to the

National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa The National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA) is a professional organisation of teachers in South Africa. It is headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa. History The union was founded in 1991 as a federation. By 1997 ...

(NAPTOSA). In 2006, the union became an integral part of NAPTOSA.{{cite book , last1=Zengele , first1=Vincent Thulani , title=THE INVOLVEMENT OF TEACHER UNIONS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EMPLOYMENT OF EDUCATORS’ ACT 76 OF 1998 , date=2009 , publisher=University of South Africa , location=Pretoria , url=http://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10500/3189/Thesis_zengele_v.pdf , access-date=27 April 2021

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Education trade unions Trade unions in South Africa Trade unions established in 1997 Trade unions disestablished in 2006