Hospitality Industry and Allied Workers' Union

The Hospitality Industry and Allied Workers' Union (HIAWU) is a trade union representing workers in the hospitality sector in South Africa.

The union was founded in 1928, as the Natal Liquor and Catering Trade Employees' Union.[1] It affiliated to the South African Trades and Labour Council and grew slowly, reaching members by 1947.[2]

By 1962, the union had grown to 4,328 members, and was affiliated to the Trade Union Council of South Africa.[3] The vast majority of members were classified as "coloured" or "Indian", although a handful were white. In 1980, it was permitted to accept black workers as members.[4]

In 1986, the union was a founding affiliate of the National Council of Trade Unions.[5] The federation encouraged it to merge with the rival HOTELICCA union, while it also discussed a possible merger with the Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union.[6] Ultimately, it instead remained independent, renaming itself as the "Hospitality Industries and Allied Workers' Union", and affiliated to the Federation of Unions of South Africa.[7]

References
  1. Alexander, Peter (2000). Workers, War & the Origins of Apartheid. J. Currey. ISBN 9780852557655.
  2. Lewis, Jon (1984). Industrialisation and Trade Union Organization in South Africa, 1924-1955. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521263123.
  3. Wirtz, W. Willard (1962). Directory of Labor Organizations: Africa. Washington DC: Bureau of International Labor Affairs. pp. 37.14–37.25.
  4. Miller, Shirley (1982). Trade Unions in South Africa 1970-1980: a directory and statistics. Cape Town: Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit. ISBN 0799204692.
  5. Kraak, Gerald (1993). Breaking the Chains. London: Pluto Press. ISBN 0745307051.
  6. Horwitz, Allan. "HARWU: The Aborted Attempt to Build a National South African Catering Union (1984 – 1990) by Allan Horwitz, June 2018". South African History Online. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  7. "Affiliated trade unions". FEDUSA. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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