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WOMEN IN TRADE UNIONSThe strength of the union movement is based on its collective, democratic organisation and its unity of purpose. While women's share of union membership is rising, their participation in union affairs is lagging. This reflects women's major share of child rearing and domestic work and the lack of awareness in many unions of the problems facing women members and ways of involving women.
The SA Unions Women's Standing Committee's role is to address these issues that women face in the workforce. Unions are committed through the Standing Committee in increasing women's involvement in the workforce.
Working Women and the Council - extract from To Unite More Closely (SA Unions History 1884 - 1984)
Women in Trade Unions Network - Join Us! The Women in Trade Union Network is a open group of women trade unionists and activists who wish to network with other women in the trade union movement.
Women in Unions - Resources and Statistics
Working Women's Centre - The Centre was established from the Trade Union movement 21 years ago and actively promotes unionism. In the establishment of the Centre, it was determined that the primary function was to act as a liaising body which would refer women to unions and raise matters of particular concern to women with union officials. It is not an alternative to unions, but a body to improve communication between working women and unions with the view to increasing female membership. If members of unions contact the centre, they are referred back to their relevant union. At times, the Centre’s Industrial Officers work directly with officials in providing assistance and representation in their representation of women members.
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