Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1974 - 1987 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Form of materialOrganisational records
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Until 1975 the Industrial Aid Society (IAS) played a role similar to that of MAWU in Natal; in 1975 MAWU (Transvaal) was formed. The following year MAWU (Tvl) and the IAS consolidated their close working relationship by forming CIWW the Council of Industrial Workers of the Witwatersrand (CIWW).
From 1977 CIWW began to explore the possibility of wider unity, and for the next two years extensive discussions were held between the affiliates of CIWW and TUACC, the Natal-based Coordinating Council. Eventually in April 1979, FOSATU was formed (the Federation of South African Trade Unions).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This collection charts the evolution of one movement towards trade union unity in South Africa in the 1970s. Section 2 (added later) includes the records of MAWU after 1980. (See also NUMSA, AG2555).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Please note restricted access. Permission to consult this collection must be obtained from MAWU.