National_Education,_Health_and_Allied_Workers'_Union

National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union

National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union

Trade union in South Africa

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) is a trade union in South Africa. With a membership of 276,000 it is the largest public sector union in the country. It organizes State, Health, Education and Welfare workers.

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History

The union was founded in 1987, when the Health and Allied Workers' Union merged with the General and Allied Workers' Union and the South African Allied Workers' Union.[2]

The NEHAWU is affiliated with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), and Public Services International and the Trade Union International Public Service and Allied employees.[3]

Leadership

General Secretaries

1987: Yure Mdyogolo
1988: Phillip Dexter
1994: Neil Thobejane
1998: Fikile Majola
2013: Bereng Soke
2017: Zola Saphetha

Presidents

1987: Bheki Mkhize
1990: Vusi Nhlapo
2004: Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya
2010: Mzwandile Makwayiba
2022: Mike Shingange

References

Notes
  1. [1]
    NEHAWU AFFILIATION
  2. [2]
    Bendix, Sonia (1996). Industrial Relations in the New South Africa. Cape Town: Creda Press. ISBN 0702134538.
  3. [3]
    NEHAWU AFFILIATION
Sources
  • ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.


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