Transport and Allied Workers' Union explained

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,[1] to 23,327 in 1986.[2] It was particularly strong among bus workers in Gauteng, and in Lebowa, Bophuthatswana and QwaQwa.[3]

In 1986, the union became part of the new National Council of Trade Unions, to which it remains affiliated.[4]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Book: Kunnie . Julian . Is Apartheid Really Dead? Pan Africanist Working Class Cultural Critical Perspectives . 2018 . Routledge . 978-0429979231.
  3. Book: Kraak . Gerald . Breaking the Chains . 1993 . Pluto Press . London . 0745307051.
  4. Book: Blackburn . Daniel . Trade Unions of the World . 2021 . ICTUR . 25 March 2021.

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