The Transport and Allied Workers' Union of South Africa (TAWUSA) is a trade union representing workers in the transport sector in South Africa.
The union was established in 1972 to represent black workers in the industry. In 1980, it was a founding affiliate of the Council of Unions of South Africa, and it grew from 8,183 members in 1981, to 23,327 in 1986. It was particularly strong among bus workers in Gauteng, and in Lebowa, Bophuthatswana and QwaQwa.
In 1986, the union became part of the new National Council of Trade Unions, to which it remains affiliated.
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References
- Miller, Shirley (1982). Trade Unions in South Africa 1970-1980: a directory and statistics. Cape Town: Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit. ISBN 0799204692.
- Kunnie, Julian (2018). Is Apartheid Really Dead? Pan Africanist Working Class Cultural Critical Perspectives. Routledge. ISBN 978-0429979231.
- Kraak, Gerald (1993). Breaking the Chains. London: Pluto Press. ISBN 0745307051.
- Blackburn, Daniel (2021). Trade Unions of the World (PDF). ICTUR. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
| Trade unions in South Africa | |
|---|---|
| CONSAWU | |
| COSATU | |
| FEDUSA | |
| NACTU | |
| SAFTU | |
| Unaligned | |