South Africa Online

Provides information to workers in the South African communications industries on CWU activities, campaigns, news, collective agreements, policies, resolutions and the CWU constitution.

With 1.9 million members, COSATU is the principal federation of South African trade unions. COSATU is aligned with the ANC and the South African Communist Party.

A politically independent trade union federation in South Africa representing over 540,000 workers in 26 affiliated trade unions.

HOSPERA is affilated with FEDUSA and represents over 60,000 hospital workers in South Africa.

Represents almost 70,000 municipal workers in South Africa. IMATU is affilated with the FEDUSA trade union federation.

With over 230,000 members, NEHAWU is the largest public sector union in South Africa. NEHAWU is affiliated with COSATU.

The largest metalworkers union (and second largest trade union) in South Africa with close to 232 000 members. NUMSA is affiliated with COSATU.

The largest recognised collective bargaining agent representing workers in the mining and electrical energy industries in South Africa and the largest affiliate of COSATU.

Represents over 200,000 civil servants in South Africa, PSA is affiliated with the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA).

Formerly the South African Society of Bank Offials, SASBO is affiliated to COSATU and represents 70,000 members in the finance sector.

Represents 140,000 teachers in South Africa. SADTU is affiliated to COSATU.

Represents 122,000 local government workers. Affiliated with COSATU.

SAOU represents approximately 25,000 teachers, primarily Afrikaans speaking, and is affiliated with the Federation of South African Unions (FEDUSA).This website is in English.

Monthly journal from COSATU.

Founded during the First World War, UASA is a politically non-aligned trade union beloging to FEDUSA and represents over 30,000 workers who are primarily in the mining industry.