Independent Municipal & Allied Trade Union
Trade union in South Africa
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The Independent Municipal & Allied Trade Union (IMATU) is a trade union in South Africa. It has a membership of 107,000 and is the largest politically independent trade union in the local government sector.
Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union | |
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| Founded | 8 March 1996 |
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| Headquarters | Pretoria, South Africa |
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| Members | 105,000 (2022)[1] |
Key people | Johan Koen, General Secretary, Keith Swanepoel President |
| Affiliations | None |
| Website | www.imatu.co.za |
The Union was founded on 8 March 1996, with the merger of five unions:[2]
- Durban Municipal Employees' Association
- Johannesburg Municipal Employees' Association
- National Union of Employees of Local Authorities
- South African Association of Municipal Employees
- South African Local Authorities and Allied Workers' Union
It originally affiliated to the Federation of South African Labour Unions,[3] then to its successor, the Federation of Unions of South Africa,[4] but it is now independent.
