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The '''Food and Allied Workers Union''' (FAWU) is a trade union representing workers in the food processing industry in [[South Africa]].
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The '''Food and Allied Workers Union''' (FAWU) is a trade union in [[South Africa]]. It was formed through the amalgamation of the [[Food and Canning Workers' Union]], the [[Sweet, Food and Allied Workers' Union]] and the [[Retail and Allied Workers' Union]].<ref name=>{{cite book |last1=Gerhart |first1=Gail M. |last2=Glaser |first2=Clive L. |date=2010 |title=From Protest to Challenge: A Documentary History of African Politics in South Africa, 1882-1990 |url=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=otqLgx3RMwYC |location=Bloomington, IN |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-35422-8 |accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref>
The union was formed in 1986, through the amalgamation of the [[Food and Canning Workers' Union]], the [[Sweet, Food and Allied Workers' Union]] and the [[Retail and Allied Workers' Union]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gerhart |first1=Gail M. |last2=Glaser |first2=Clive L. |date=2010 |title=From Protest to Challenge: A Documentary History of African Politics in South Africa, 1882-1990 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=otqLgx3RMwYC |location=Bloomington, IN |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-35422-8 |accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref> In 2004, the union absorbed the [[South African Agricultural Plantation and Allied Workers Union]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NATIONAL OFFICE BEARERS |url=https://saftu.org.za/the-federation/nobs/ |website=SAFTU |access-date=7 March 2021}}</ref>

The union was long affiliated to the [[Congress of South African Trade Unions]], but it resigned in 2016, in protest at the expulsion of the [[National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa]] (NUMSA).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mahlakoana |first1=Theto |title=Fawu quits Cosatu |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/fawu-quits-cosatu-2060583 |access-date=7 March 2021 |work=Independent Online |date=24 August 2016}}</ref>
In 2017, it was a founding affiliate of the [[South African Federation of Trade Unions]] (SAFTU), becoming that federation's second largest affiliate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harper |first1=Paddy |title=Fawu fires deputy general secretary. Again. |url=https://mg.co.za/business/2020-06-22-fawu-fires-deputy-general-secretary-again/ |access-date=7 March 2021 |work=Mail & Guardian |date=22 June 2020}}</ref>

==Leadership==
===General Secretaries===
:1986: Mike Madlala
:1986: Jan Theron
:1988: Mandla Gxanyana
:2004: Katishi Masemola
:2020: Mayoyo Mngomezulu


===Presidents===
FAWU is an affiliate of the [[Congress of South African Trade Unions]] (COSATU).
:1986: [[Chris Dlamini]]
:1990s: E. Theron
:Phillip Khage


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:10, 13 October 2023

FAWU
Food and Allied Workers Union
Founded1986
HeadquartersCape Town, South Africa
Location
Members
85,000
Key people
Atwell Nazo, President
Mayoyo Mngomezulu, General Secretary
AffiliationsSAFTU
Websitewww.fawu.org.za

The Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) is a trade union representing workers in the food processing industry in South Africa.

The union was formed in 1986, through the amalgamation of the Food and Canning Workers' Union, the Sweet, Food and Allied Workers' Union and the Retail and Allied Workers' Union.[1] In 2004, the union absorbed the South African Agricultural Plantation and Allied Workers Union.[2]

The union was long affiliated to the Congress of South African Trade Unions, but it resigned in 2016, in protest at the expulsion of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA).[3] In 2017, it was a founding affiliate of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU), becoming that federation's second largest affiliate.[4]

Leadership

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General Secretaries

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1986: Mike Madlala
1986: Jan Theron
1988: Mandla Gxanyana
2004: Katishi Masemola
2020: Mayoyo Mngomezulu

Presidents

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1986: Chris Dlamini
1990s: E. Theron
Phillip Khage

References

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  1. ^ Gerhart, Gail M.; Glaser, Clive L. (2010). From Protest to Challenge: A Documentary History of African Politics in South Africa, 1882-1990. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35422-8. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  2. ^ "NATIONAL OFFICE BEARERS". SAFTU. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. ^ Mahlakoana, Theto (24 August 2016). "Fawu quits Cosatu". Independent Online. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. ^ Harper, Paddy (22 June 2020). "Fawu fires deputy general secretary. Again". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2021.


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