Chemical Workers Industrial Union
Item
- Alternative Title
- CWIU
- Subject - Occupation
- Labor union
- Description
- A prominent South African trade union founded in 1974. A pioneer in shop-floor democracy, the CWIU organised workers at major multinationals like SASOL and Shell. It was a critical force in the 1970s and 80s labour movement. In 1999, it merged with PPWAWU to form CEPPWAWU.
- Subject
- Chemical Workers' Industrial Union
- Labour unions—Chemical workers—South Africa
- Petroleum workers—Labour unions—South Africa
- Collective bargaining—Chemical industry—South Africa
- Labour unions—South Africa—History—20th century
- Temporal Coverage
- 1974-1999
- Spatial Coverage
- South Africa
- Date
- 1974-1999
- Relation
- Glass and Allied Workers' Union (GAWU)
- Is Replaced By
- CEPPWAWU
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