title: Federation of South African Labour Unions
text: # Federation of South African Labour Unions
  
  The Federation of South African Labour Unions (FEDSAL) was a national trade union federation in South Africa.
  
  ## History
  
  The federation was established in 1959, as the Federation of Salaried Staff Associations, by four unions representing white-collar white workers:
  
  * Electricity Supply Commission Salaried Staff Association
  * Industrial Salaried Staff Association
  * Mine Surface Chemicals Association
  * South African Broadcasting Staff Association
  
  The federation achieved little over the years, by 1985, its affiliates had changed to:
  
  * Motor Industry Staff Association
  * Nedbank Staff Association
  * Underground Officials' Association
  * Vereeniging van Gesalarieerde Nywerheidspersoneel
  
  The dissolution of the Trade Union Council of South Africa in 1986 attracted new affiliates. It campaigned against the introduction of Value Added Tax, for a National Economic Forum, and to restructure the National Manpower Commission. It began admitting unions representing any workers, and in 1992 renamed itself as FEDSAL. By 1993, it had 13 affiliates, with a total of 204,176 members.
  
  In 1997, the federation merged with the Federation of Organisations Representing Civil Employees, to form the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA).
  
  ## Affiliates
  
  | Union | Abbreviation | Founded | Left | Reason not affiliated | Membership (1992) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ABSA Workers' Union | ABSAWU | | | | 8,500 |
  | Administrative, Technical and Electronic Association of South Africa | ATEASA | 1996 | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | N/A |
  | Airline Pilots' Association of South Africa | ALPA-SA | | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | N/A |
  | Artisan Staff Association | ASA | 1924 | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | 15,500 |
  | Eskom Employees' Association | EEA | | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | 6,000 |
  | Financial Institution Workers' Union | FIWU | | 1994 | Merged into SASBO | 13,000 |
  | Hospital Personnel Association of South Africa | HOSPERSA | 1994 | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | 40,714 |
  | Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union | IMATU | 1996 | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | N/A |
  | Independent Performing Arts Trade Union | IPATU | | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | N/A |
  | Industrial Salaried Staff Association | ISSA | | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | 4,000 |
  | Motor Industry Staff Association | MISA | 1949 | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | 20,000 |
  | Nedcor Staff Society | NEDSTAFF | | | | 6,000 |
  | Post and TELEKOM Association | P&T | | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | 12,673 |
  | Professional Health Organisation of South Africa | PHOSA | | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | N/A |
  | Public and Allied Workers Union of South Africa | PAWUSA | 1967 | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | N/A |
  | Public Servants Association of South Africa | PSA | 1920 | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | N/A |
  | Salaried Staff Association | SALSTAFF | 1918 | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | 16,000 |
  | South African Airways Flight Engineers' Association | SAAFEA | | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | N/A |
  | South African Association of Municipal Employees | SAAME | 1919 | 1996 | Merged into IMATU | 50,000 |
  | South African Broadcasting Staff Association | SABSA | | | | 1,612 |
  | South African Footplate Staff Association | SAFSA | 1905 | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | 8,500 |
  | South African Hairdressers' Employees' Industrial Union | SAHEIU | 1944 | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | 7,500 |
  | South African Society of Bank Officials | SASBO | 1916 | 1995 | Transferred to COSATU | 42,000 |
  | South African Teachers' Union | SAOU | 1905 | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | N/A |
  | Underground Officials' Association | UOA | 1919 | 1997 | Transferred to FEDUSA | 21,000 |
  | UNISA Administrative and Professional Staff Union | | | | | 809 |
  