Federal Consultative Council of South African Railways and Harbours Staff Associations explained

The Federal Consultative Council of South African Railways and Harbours Staff Associations (FCC) was a national trade union federation bringing together unions representing white railway workers in South Africa.

The council was established in 1928 by the Artisan Staff Association and the South African Railways and Harbours Salaried Staff Association.^[1] In 1957, it affiliated to the South African Confederation of Labour (SACOL), a loose grouping. However, SACOL became gradually more centralised. In 1975, the FCC decided to disaffiliate, but all but one of its affiliates immediately signed up to SACOL.^[2]

Affiliates

As of 1962, the following unions were affiliated to the FCC:^[3]

Union	Abbreviation	Founded	Membership (1962)
	ASA	1924	16,611
		1933	12,223
	LEMAS	1905	9,896
Running and Operating Staff Union	ROSU	1936	11,680
	SALSTAFF	1918	20,000
	SAR&HEU	1924	7,875
South African Railways Police Staff Association			1,946

References

1. Book: Lewis . Jon . Industrialisation and Trade Union Organization in South Africa, 1924-1955 . 1984 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 9780521263122.
2. Book: Miller . Shirley . Trade Unions in South Africa 1970-1980: a directory and statistics . 1982 . Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit . Cape Town . 0799204692.
3. Book: Wirtz . W. Willard . Directory of Labor Organizations: Africa . 1966 . Bureau of International Labor Affairs . Washington DC . 39.1 - 39.41.