Federation of South African Labour Unions

The Federation of South African Labour Unions (FEDSAL) was a national trade union federation in South Africa.

History

The federation was established in 1959, as the Federation of Salaried Staff Associations, by four unions representing white-collar white workers:[1]

  • Electricity Supply Commission Salaried Staff Association
  • Industrial Salaried Staff Association
  • Mine Surface Chemicals Association
  • South African Broadcasting Staff Association

The federation achieved little over the years, by 1985, its affiliates had changed to:[2]

The dissolution of the Trade Union Council of South Africa in 1986 attracted new affiliates. It campaigned against the introduction of Value Added Tax, for a National Economic Forum, and to restructure the National Manpower Commission. It began admitting unions representing any workers, and in 1992 renamed itself as FEDSAL. By 1993, it had 13 affiliates, with a total of 204,176 members.[3]

In 1997, the federation merged with the Federation of Organisations Representing Civil Employees, to form the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA).[4]

Affiliates
Union[5]AbbreviationFoundedLeftReason not affiliatedMembership (1992)[6]
ABSA Workers' UnionABSAWU8,500
Administrative, Technical and Electronic Association of South AfricaATEASA19961997Transferred to FEDUSAN/A
Airline Pilots' Association of South AfricaALPA-SA1997Transferred to FEDUSAN/A
Artisan Staff AssociationASA19241997Transferred to FEDUSA15,500
Eskom Employees' AssociationEEA1997Transferred to FEDUSA6,000
Financial Institution Workers' UnionFIWU1994Merged into SASBO13,000
Hospital Personnel Association of South AfricaHOSPERSA19941997Transferred to FEDUSA40,714
Independent Municipal and Allied Trade UnionIMATU19961997Transferred to FEDUSAN/A
Independent Performing Arts Trade UnionIPATU1997Transferred to FEDUSAN/A
Industrial Salaried Staff AssociationISSA1997Transferred to FEDUSA4,000
Motor Industry Staff AssociationMISA19491997Transferred to FEDUSA20,000
Nedcor Staff SocietyNEDSTAFF6,000
Post and TELEKOM AssociationP&T1997Transferred to FEDUSA12,673
Professional Health Organisation of South AfricaPHOSA1997Transferred to FEDUSAN/A
Public and Allied Workers Union of South AfricaPAWUSA19671997Transferred to FEDUSAN/A
Public Servants Association of South AfricaPSA19201997Transferred to FEDUSAN/A
Salaried Staff AssociationSALSTAFF19181997Transferred to FEDUSA16,000
South African Airways Flight Engineers' AssociationSAAFEA1997Transferred to FEDUSAN/A
South African Association of Municipal EmployeesSAAME19191996Merged into IMATU50,000
South African Broadcasting Staff AssociationSABSA1,612
South African Footplate Staff AssociationSAFSA19051997Transferred to FEDUSA8,500
South African Hairdressers' Employees' Industrial UnionSAHEIU19441997Transferred to FEDUSA7,500
South African Society of Bank OfficialsSASBO19161995Transferred to COSATU42,000
South African Teachers' UnionSAOU19051997Transferred to FEDUSAN/A
Underground Officials' AssociationUOA19191997Transferred to FEDUSA21,000
UNISA Administrative and Professional Staff Union809

References
  1. Directory of Labor Organizations: Africa. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1962. p. 37.49.
  2. "Functional federations and consultative councils" (PDF). South African Labour Bulletin. October 1985. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. International Labour Organization (1993), Special Report of the Director-general on the Application of the Declaration Against Apartheid
  4. "New labour force wins support". Mail & Guardian. 27 March 1997. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  5. Von Holdt, Karl (May 1993). "In the number 2 spot" (PDF). South African Labour Journal. 17 (3). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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