Federation of South African Labour Unions


The Federation of South African Labour Unions 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:
The federation achieved little over the years, by 1985, its affiliates had changed to:
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.