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In 1968, the federation decided to permit individual unions to affiliate. These unions gradually came to operate on an equal footing to the remaining affiliated federations, and this led the
Federal Consultative Council to disaffiliate in 1975, although all but one of its own affiliates decided to
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allowed unions to represent both white and "coloured" workers, and from 1980, black workers as well, SACOL only permitted unions restricted to white workers to affiliate. In 1980, it expelled the
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sign up individually to SACOL. This took the federation's membership to a maximum of 25 unions with 206,511 members.
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48:(TUCSA). TUCSA withdrew in 1958, and the remaining federation was broadly supportive of
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Federal
Consultative Council of South African Railways and Harbours Staff Associations
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African Railways and Harbours Running and Operational Staff Union
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African Engine Drivers', Firemen's and Operators' Association
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African Railways and Harbours Salaried Staff Association
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African Iron, Steel and Allied Industries Union
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African Railways and Harbours Employees' Union
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Co-ordinating Council of South African Trade Unions
324:Pretoriase Vakbond Vir Die Kleinhandel Vleisbedryf
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376:South African Association of Municipal Employees
558:South African Railways Police Staff Association
577:South African Technical Officials' Association
65:South African Technical Officials' Association
245:Johannesburg Municipal Employees' Association
757:National trade union centres of South Africa
341:Provinsiale Huishoudlike Personeelvereniging
649:Vuurhoutjiewekrers Vakbond Van South Africa
480:South African Karweierswerknemersvereniging
437:South African Footplate Staff Association
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34:South African Federation of Trade Unions
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225:Explosives and Chemical Workers' Union
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71:, disaffiliated in order to become a
18:South African Confederation of Labour
397:South African Diamond Workers' Union
146:Blanke Distribuisiewerkersvereniging
205:Durban Municipal Employees' Society
46:Trade Union Council of South Africa
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306:OVS Provinsiale Werkersvereeniging
24:of white workers in South Africa.
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597:Transvaalse Transportwerkers Unie
359:Provinsiale Medewerkersvereniging
166:Blanketekstiel Werkers Nywerheids
762:Trade unions established in 1957
22:national trade union federation
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631:Volkskas Amptenare Vereniging
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61:Government of South Africa
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752:Apartheid in South Africa
107:Artisan Staff Association
707:Miller, Shirley (1982).
128:Blanke Bouwerkersvakbond
389:Transferred to FEDSAL
98:Reason not affiliated
266:Mine Workers' Union
235:Merged into SAEDFOA
69:Mine Workers' Union
101:Membership (1980)
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89:Abbreviation
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502:SAR&HEU
746:Categories
718:0799204692
688:References
508:After 1995
487:After 1995
136:After 1995
79:Affiliates
59:While the
44:, and the
659:Dissolved
623:Dissolved
176:Dissolved
156:Dissolved
50:apartheid
589:Expelled
542:SALSTAFF
553:27,545
513:12,381
475:38,486
463:SAISAIU
419:SAEDFOA
392:41,492
282:17,000
123:22,500
92:Founded
28:History
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681:1,102
644:6,770
592:3,000
571:2,922
532:7,835
453:9,331
431:7,000
370:3,462
260:5,800
220:4,000
200:6,300
141:7,412
40:, the
36:, the
581:SATOA
441:SAFSA
400:SADWU
380:SAAME
173:1970s
153:1970s
86:Union
713:ISBN
674:1975
656:1979
638:1980
626:269
620:1981
608:300
586:1980
565:1981
545:1918
526:1985
521:ROSU
505:1924
492:465
469:1994
466:1948
447:1975
444:1905
425:1990
422:1895
409:801
386:1980
383:1919
354:250
348:1978
336:200
327:PVKV
319:243
313:1978
301:750
295:1980
292:1961
276:1991
273:1902
254:1980
251:1916
248:JMEA
232:1977
214:1980
211:1919
208:DMES
193:1933
133:1949
117:1976
114:1924
95:Left
16:The
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270:MWU
239:N/A
180:N/A
160:N/A
111:ASA
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