Federation of Unions of South Africa

FEDUSA

Full name	Federation of Unions of South Africa
Founded	April 1, 1997 (1997-04-01)
Members	556,000
Affiliation	ITUC
Key people	Koos Bezuidenhout, President Dennis George, General Secretary
Office location	Johannesburg, South Africa
Country	South Africa
Website	www.fedusa.org.za

The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) is the second largest national trade union center in South Africa. It was founded on 1 April 1997 and has a membership of 556,000.^[1]^:490 The union represents workers in aviation, health, catering, automobile industry, hospitality, municipalities, education, medical services and banking.^[1]^:490 The FEDUSA is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation.

Affiliates

The FEDUSA has 23 affiliated trade unions.

Airline Pilots Association of South Africa (ALPA-SA)
Care Centre, Catering, Retail & Allied Workers Union (CCRAWUSA)
Construction & Engineering Industrial Workers Union (CEIWU)
Health & Other Services Personnel Trade Union of South Africa (HOSPERSA)
Insurance & Banking Staff Association (IBSA)
Internal Staff Association (ISA)
Jewellers & Goldsmiths Union (J&GU)
Millennium Workers Union (MWU)
Mouthpiece Workers Union (MPWU)
Motor Transport Workers Union (MTWU)
National Democratic Change & Allied Workers Union (NDCAWU)
National Security and Unqualified Workers Union (NASAWU)
National Teachers Union (NATU)
National Union of Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Commercial, Health and Allied Workers (NUHRCCHAW)
National Union of Leather Workers (NULAW)
Professional Transport Workers Union (PTWU)
South African Communications Union (SACU)
South African Parastatal & Tertiary Institutions Union (SAPTU)
South African Typographical Union (SATU)
Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysers Unie (SAOU)
United Association of South Africa (UASA)
United National Public Servants Association of South Africa and Allied Workers Union (UNIPSAWU)
United Private Sector Workers Union (UPSWU)
United Transport & Allied Trade Union (UTATU)

References

1 2 Pretorius, Fransjohan (2014). A History of South Africa: From the Distant Past to the Present Day. Hatsfield, Pretoria: Protea Book House. ISBN 978-1-86919-908-1.

ICTUR et al.,, ed. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
"Who's Who Southern Africa". Retrieved 6 February 2014.

External links

Official website

Trade unions in South Africa
CONSAWU Solidarity COSATU CEPPWAWU CWU CWUSA DENOSA NEHAWU NUM PAWUSA POPCRU SACCAWU SACTWU SADNU SADTU SAFPU SAMA SAMWU SANDU SASAWU SASBO – The Finance Union SATAWU FEDUSA HOSPERSA IMATU UASA NACTU AMCU SAFTU FAWU NUMSA SAPU NAPTOSA PSA Sikhula Sonke

Political history of South Africa

Defunct polities

Kingdom of Mapungubwe (c. 1075–c. 1220)
Dutch Cape Colony (1652–1806)
Mthethwa Paramountcy (c. 1780–1817)
Ndwandwe Kingdom (c. 1780–1819)
Cape Colony (1795–1910)
Zulu Kingdom (1816–97)
Natalia Republic (1839–43)
Natal Colony (1843–1910)
Orange Free State (1854–1902)
South African Republic (1856–1902)
Griqualand East (1861–79)
Griqualand West (1870–73)
Goshen (1882–83)
Stellaland (1882–85)
Nieuwe Republiek (1884–88)
Upingtonia (1885–87)
Klein Vrystaat (1886–91)
Orange River Colony (1902–10)
Transvaal Colony (1902–10)
Union of South Africa (1910–61)
Transkei (1976–94)
Bophuthatswana (1977–94)
Venda (1979–94)
Ciskei (1981–94)

Events

1652–1815	Dutch settlement French Huguenot settlement Khoikhoi–Dutch Wars Xhosa Wars Battle of Muizenberg Battle of Blaauwberg Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814
1815–1910	Mfecane 1820 Settlers Great Trek Boer Republics Mineral Revolution Witwatersrand Gold Rush South African Wars South Africa Act 1909
1910–1948	Maritz Rebellion Rand Rebellion Great Depression 1946 African Mine Workers' Union strike Bantustans
Apartheid era	1948 general election Apartheid legislation Pass laws Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter Women's March 1956 1957 Alexandra bus boycott Sharpeville massacre 1960 republic referendum International isolation Academic boycott Disinvestment Sporting boycott Olympics Rugby union Rivonia Trial Tar Baby Option Durban Moment Border War Israeli alliance Israel–South Africa Agreement Soweto Uprising Weapons of mass destruction Project Coast Constructive engagement Church Street bombing 1983 constitutional reform referendum Rubicon speech Dakar Conference Third Force CODESA 1992 apartheid referendum Saint James Church massacre Bophuthatswana crisis Shell House massacre
Post-apartheid	1994 general election Government of National Unity Reconstruction and Development Programme Truth and Reconciliation Commission Arms Deal Floor crossing African Renaissance Xenophobia Marikana massacre 2012 Western Cape farm workers' strike Nkandlagate 2014 platinum strike #RhodesMustFall protests #FeesMustFall student protests 2016 Tshwane riots

Political culture

Defunct
organisations

Civic and political organisations	Afrikaner Bond Afrikaner Broederbond Afrikaner Party AITUP APO AVF BPC Black Sash CDA CTEG COD Congress Alliance COSG CP Dominion Party DP (1973–1977) DP (1989–2000) DPP ECC FA FD Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners GNP Het Volk HNP IDASA ID IP ISL Jeugkrag Johannesburg Reform Committee Labour Party (1910–1958) Labour Party (1969–1994) Liberal Party (1953–1968) NA NCP NIC NLP NNP NP NPP NRP NUSAS PFP Progressive Party (Cape Colony) Progressive Party PRP Radio Freedom Reform Party SABP SADECO SAIC SASO SAYCO SAYRCO South African Party (Cape Colony) South African Party (1911–1934) South African Party (1977–1980) TNIP Torch Commando UFP United Party Unionist Party Volksparty Workers Party WOSA
Trade unions and social movements	APF BCM BLATU CNETU CTSWU FCWU FNETU FOSATU ICU IWW (SA) MUSA NEUM NURHS PAWE SAAPAWU SACTU SAIF SARHU SATUC Die Spoorbund UDF Umkosi Wezintaba
Paramilitary and terrorist organisations	APLA ARM BBB Boeremag Greyshirts MK Ossewabrandwag Orde van die Dood SANF

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political parties

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