Communication Workers Union (South Africa)

CWU
Communication Workers Union
Founded9 May 1996; 28 years ago (1996-05-09)
Headquarters16 - 20 New Street South, Gandhi Square, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2001
Location
Members44,000
Key people
Aubrey Tshabalala (General Secretary) and Clyde Mervin (President)
AffiliationsCOSATU
Websitewww.cwu.org.za

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is a trade union representing ICT and postal workers in South Africa.

The union was founded in May 1996, when the Post and Telecommunication Workers' Association (POTWA) merged with two small staff associations: the Post Office Employees' Association, and the South African Post Telecommunication Employees' Association. Like POTWA, the union affiliated to the Congress of South African Trade Unions. While the leaders of POTWA were expected to win election to the leadership of the merged union, instead a rival slate of POTWA members won the initial elections, led by president Tlhalefang Sekano.[1]

General Secretaries

  • 2003: Seleboho Kiti
  • 2006: Macvicar Dyasopu (acting)
  • 2007: Gallant Roberts
  • 2012: Thabo Mokgalane (acting)
  • 2014: Aubrey Tshabalala
  • 2018: Aubrey Tshabalala (current)

References

  1. ^ Horwitz, Robert (2006). Communication and Democratic Reform in South Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521030977.


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