Question NW1940 to the Minister of Labour
21 July 2017 - NW1940
Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Labour
(1) (a) What are the names of each trade union registered in the teaching or education sector, (b) how many members does each union have in terms of the latest membership audit and (c) when was the last membership audit conducted in each case; (2) whether any applications by trade unions for registration to the education sector are currently pending with the Registrar of Labour; if so, what are the names of each trade union whose application is still pending; (3) (a) which trade unions registered in the teaching or education sector have previously failed to submit annual audited financial reports to the Registrar of Labour as required by the Labour Relations Act, Act 66 of 1995, as amended, and (b) of those unions, how many annual audited financial reports are still outstanding; (4) have any trade unions registered in the teaching or education sector been declared insolvent, liquidated and placed under administration and/or business rescue and/or any other related intervention in the past five financial years; if so, (a) which trade unions and (b) what is the current status in each case?
Reply:
1. The Registrar does not ‘audit’ trade union membership figures but does verify them in cases where trade unions may be parties to a bargaining council in terms of section 49 of the Labour Relations Act. The following figures are therefore the figures submitted by the respective trade unions to the office of the Registrar.
|
No |
Name of Union |
Membership Figures |
Year of Submission |
|
1 |
Health and Other Service Personnel Trade Union of South Africa (HOSPERSA) |
1 462 |
2015 |
|
2 |
National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) |
19 910 |
2016 |
|
3 |
National Professional Teachers’ Associations of South Africa (NAPTOSA) |
52 864 |
2016 |
|
4 |
National Public Service Workers Union (NPSWU) |
9 757 |
2015 |
|
5 |
National Teachers Union (NATU) |
30 979 |
2015 |
|
6 |
National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) |
2515 |
2016 |
|
7 |
Public and Allied Workers Union of South Africa (PAWUSA) |
10 938 |
2015 |
|
8 |
Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) |
8778 |
2016 |
|
9 |
South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) |
248 364 |
2016 |
|
10 |
Suid Afrikaanse Onderwysers Unie (SAOU) |
36 422 |
2016 |
|
11 |
United National Public Service Association of South Africa and Allied Workers Union ( UNIPSAWU) |
225 |
2016 |
|
12 |
Academic and Professional Staff of the University of South Africa (APSA-UNISA) |
663 |
2015 |
|
13 |
Academic Staff Association of Wits University (ASAWU) |
757 |
2016 |
|
14 |
The University of Cape Town Academics' Union (UCTAU) |
616 |
2015 |
|
15 |
Administrative, Library and Technical Staff Association (ALTSA) |
526 |
2016 |
|
16 |
University of Kwazulu-Natal Staff Union (UKSU) |
1216 |
2016 |
|
17 |
University of Cape Town Employees Union |
1128 |
2016 |
|
18 |
University of Pretoria Workers' Organisation (UPWO) |
534 |
2016 |
|
19 |
Union of Personnel of the University of the Free State (UVPERSU)) |
1022 |
2016 |
|
20 |
University and Allied Workers Union (UAWU) |
248 |
2016 |
|
21 |
University of the Western Cape Employees Union (UWCEU) |
575 |
2016 |
|
22 |
Cape Peninsula University Employees Union |
526 |
2016 |
|
23 |
United Herzlia Schools Teachers Association (UHSTA) |
199 |
2016 |
|
24 |
Private Schools and Allied Workers Union (PRISAWU) |
104 |
2015 |
|
25 |
South African Abet Educators Union (SAAEU) |
950 |
2015 |
|
26 |
Professional Educators Union (P.E.U) |
10408 |
2016 |
|
27 |
College Workers Union of South Africa |
80 |
2016 |
|
TOTAL |
441 766 |
2. There are no applications for registration is pending in the office of the Registrar.
3. The following trade unions, in the table below, have failed to submit annual audited financial statements for 2015.
|
No |
Name of Union |
Membership Figures |
Year of Audit |
|
1 |
Health and Other Service Personnel Trade Union of South Africa (HOSPERSA) |
1 462 |
2015 |
|
2 |
National Public Service Workers Union (NPSWU) |
9 757 |
2015 |
|
3 |
National Teachers Union (NATU) |
30 979 |
2015 |
|
4 |
Public and Allied Workers Union of South Africa (PAWUSA) |
10 938 |
2015 |
|
5 |
Academic and Professional Staff of the University of South Africa (APSA-UNISA) |
663 |
2015 |
|
6 |
The University of Cape Town Academics' Union (UCTAU) |
616 |
2015 |
|
7 |
Private Schools and Allied Workers Union (PRISAWU) |
104 |
2015 |
|
8 |
South African Abet Educators Union (SAAEU) |
950 |
2015 |
4. There are no registered trade unions in the teaching or education sector that have been declared insolvent, placed under administration and/or under business rescue in the past five years. (b) These cases are being attended to by the Registrar.