National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union

NEHAWU
National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union
Founded	1987
Headquarters	Johannesburg, Gauteng
Location	South Africa;
Members	276000
Key people	Mike Shingange (President) ; Zola Saphetha (General Secretary)
Affiliations	COSATU, WFTU, TUI-PAE
Website	www.nehawu.org.za

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.

History[edit]

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[edit]

General Secretaries[edit]

1987: Yure Mdyogolo

1988: Phillip Dexter

1994: Neil Thobejane

1998: Fikile Majola

2013: Bereng Soke

2017: Zola Saphetha

Presidents[edit]

1987: Bheki Mkhize

1990: Vusi Nhlapo

2004: Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya

2010: Mzwandile Makwayiba

2022: Mike Shingange

References[edit]

Notes

^ NEHAWU AFFILIATION
^ Bendix, Sonia (1996). Industrial Relations in the New South Africa. Cape Town: Creda Press. ISBN 0702134538.
^ 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.

External links[edit]

NEHAWU official site.

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[1] NEHAWU AFFILIATION

[bendix-2] Bendix, Sonia (1996). Industrial Relations in the New South Africa. Cape Town: Creda Press. ISBN 0702134538.

[3] NEHAWU AFFILIATION

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COSATU	AFADWU CEPPWAWU CWU CWUSA DENOSA LIMUSA NEHAWU NUM PAWUSA POPCRU SACCAWU SACTWU SADNU SADTU SAEPU SAMA SAMWU SASBO SASFU SATAWU
FEDUSA	HOSPERSA HIAWU MISA NULAW PSA SAOU SATU UASA UNTU
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