National Council of Trade Unions

NACTU

Full name	National Council of Trade Unions
Founded	1986
Members	397,000
Affiliation	ITUC
Key people	Cunningham Ngcukana, general secretary
Office location	Johannesburg, South Africa
Country	South Africa
Website	www.nactu.org.za

The National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU) is a national trade union center in South Africa. It has a membership of 397,000 and was formed by the merger of the Council of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) in 1986 and the Azanian Confederation of Trade Unions (AZACTU).^[1]^:488

The NACTU is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation.

Affiliates

The NACTU has 21 affiliated unions.

Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU)
Building, Construction and Allied Workers Union (BCAWU)
Banking, Insurance,Finance and Allied Workers Union (BIFAWU)
Hospitality Industry and Allied Workers Union (HIAWU)
Hotel, Liquor, Catering, Commercial And Allied Workers Union of South Africa (HOTELICCA)
Labour Equity General Workers Union of SA (LEWUSA)
Municipality, Education, State, Health And Allied Workers Union (MESHAWU)
Metal and Electrical Workers Union of South Africa (MEWUSA)
Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA)
National Clothing and Textile Workers Union of South Africa (NACTWUSA)
National Services and Allied Workers Union (NASAWU)
National Union of Farm Workers (NUF)
National Union of Furniture and Allied Workers (NUFAW)
National Union of Food, Beverages, Wine, Spirits and Allied Workers (NUFBWSAW)
National Public Service Workers Union (NUPSWU)
Parliamentary Staff Union (PSU)
South African Chemical Workers Union (SACWU)
South African Private Security Workers Union (SAPSWU)
Transport and Allied Workers Union (TAWU)
Transport and Omnibus Workers Union (TOWU)
National Transport Movement (NTM)

References

↑ 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.

External links

NACTU official site.

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 Soweto bombings African Renaissance Xenophobia Marikana massacre 2012 Western Cape farm workers' strike Nkandlagate 2014 platinum strike #RhodesMustFall protests #FeesMustFall student protests 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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