TheBuilding, Construction and Allied Workers' Union (BCAWU) is atrade union representing workers in the construction industry inSouth Africa.
The union was founded in 1975 to represent black workers in the industry. It affiliated to theBlack Consultative Committee,[1] and then to theCouncil of Unions of South Africa. It had 9,200 members by 1981,[2] growing to 27,264 in 1986,[3] with a particular strength aroundGauteng, where it was the leading union in the industry.[4]
In 1986, the union affiliated to the newNational Council of Trade Unions (NACTU), of which it remains a member.[5] By 2011, it had about 47,000 members.[6]
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^Miller, Shirley (1982).Trade Unions in South Africa 1970-1980: a directory and statistics. Cape Town: Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit.ISBN0799204692.
^Kunnie, Julian (2018).Is Apartheid Really Dead? Pan Africanist Working Class Cultural Critical Perspectives. Routledge.ISBN978-0429979231.
^Kraak, Gerald (1993).Breaking the Chains. London: Pluto Press.ISBN0745307051.
