Azanian Confederation of Trade Unions

The Azanian Confederation of Trade Unions (AZACTU) was a national trade union federation in South Africa.

The federation was established in 1984, with eight affiliates, representing a total of 75,000 black workers. These formerly independent affiliates had been active in numerous strikes in 1983 and 1984. The federation was independent of the Azanian People's Organisation, although that party had helped set up several of the affiliates.[1][2]

In 1985, the federation began discussing a merger with the Council of Unions of South Africa. Although initial discussions fell through, on 5 October 1986 a merger was completed, forming the National Council of Trade Unions.[1]

Affiliates

Union[1]AbbreviationFoundedLeftReason leftMembership (1986)[2][3]
African Allied Workers' UnionAAWU19822,200
Amalgamated Black Workers' UnionABWUN/A
Black Allied Mining and Construction Workers' UnionBAMACWU1986Transferred to NACTU32,000
Black Domestic Workers' UnionBDWU19851986Transferred to NACTU14,000
Black Electronic and Electrical Workers' UnionBEEWU1986Transferred to NACTU2,001
Black General Workers' UnionBLAGWU19831986Dissolved5,030
Engineering and Allied Workers' UnionEAWUSA19631986Transferred to NACTU3,000
Hotel, Liquor, Catering and Allied Workers' UnionHOTELICA19811986Transferred to NACTU10,000
Insurance and Assurance Workers' Union of South AfricaIAWUSA1986Transferred to NACTU30,000
National Union of Workers of South AfricaNUWSA1,500

References

  1. Kunnie, Julian (2018). Is Apartheid Really Dead? Pan Africanist Working Class Cultural Critical Perspectives. Routledge. ISBN 978-0429979231.
  2. "Directory: South Africa's Independent Unions" (PDF). South African History Online. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. Kraak, Gerald (1993). Breaking the Chains. London: Pluto Press. ISBN 0745307051.
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