Transport and General Workers Union (T & GWU)

Item

Title

Transport and General Workers Union (T & GWU)

Alternative Title

T & GWU

Subject - Occupation

Trade union

Description

The Transport and General Workers Union (T & GWU) was a South African trade union representing workers across a range of sectors, including goods transport, passenger services, contract cleaning, contract security, and related service industries. Active during the late apartheid and early transition periods, the union was involved in collective bargaining, workplace organisation, and campaigns around centralised bargaining, labour rights, and improved working conditions. T & GWU participated in broader labour movement structures, including engagements with other COSATU-affiliated unions.

Identifier

Transport and General Workers Union (T & GWU)

Temporal Coverage

1980s–1990s

Spatial Coverage

South Africa