SASBO – The Finance Union (formerly the South African Society of Bank Officials) is a trade union in South Africa. It was founded in 1916 and has a membership of 70,000.[citation needed]
The union was founded in February 1916, in response to low staff numbers and high costs of living during World War I. In its early years, it represented workers throughout the British colonies of southern Africa. Its first secretary was Archie Crawford, who was also secretary of the South African Industrial Federation. In 1920, it held a one-day strike for higher pay, which was successful; it claimed this was the first strike of bank clerks anywhere in the British Empire. By 1926, it had 3,800 members, and was affiliated to the South African Trades Union Congress.[1]
The union was long affiliated to the Trade Union Council of South Africa, and by 1980 it had 21,044 members, all of whom were white. In 1981, it absorbed the National Union of Bank Employees of South Africa, representing "coloured" workers, and the South African Bank Employees' Union, representing black workers.[2] Later in the 1980s, it switched to the Federation of South African Labour Unions.[3] In 1994, it absorbed the Finance Industry Workers' Union.[4] Since 1995, SASBO has been affiliated with the Congress of South African Trade Unions; when it first joined, it was its only affiliate with a majority white membership.[5]
^Gitsham, Ernest; Trembath, James H. (1926). A first account of labour organisation in South Africa(PDF). Durban: E. P. & Commercial Printing. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
^Miller, Shirley (1982). Trade Unions in South Africa 1970-1980: a directory and statistics. Cape Town: Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit. ISBN0799204692.
^"Functional federations and consultative councils" (PDF). South African Labour Bulletin. October 1985. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^Annual Report on Labour Relations in South Africa (1994)
^"Celebrating Sasbo's glorious centenary" (PDF). Sasbo News. April 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
sasbo, finance, union, formerly, south, african, society, bank, officials, trade, union, south, africa, founded, 1916, membership, citation, needed, sasbofounded9, march, 1916headquartersjohannesburg, south, africalocationsouth, africamembers70, citation, need. SASBO The Finance Union formerly the South African Society of Bank Officials is a trade union in South Africa It was founded in 1916 and has a membership of 70 000 citation needed SASBOSASBO The Finance UnionFounded9 March 1916HeadquartersJohannesburg South AfricaLocationSouth AfricaMembers70 000 citation needed Key peopleTsietsi Mafabatho President Rosemary Rauleka Deputy President Joe Kokela general secretary Ben Venter deputy general secretaryAffiliationsCOSATUWebsitewww sasbo org za Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 2 1 General Secretaries 2 2 Presidents 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe union was founded in February 1916 in response to low staff numbers and high costs of living during World War I In its early years it represented workers throughout the British colonies of southern Africa Its first secretary was Archie Crawford who was also secretary of the South African Industrial Federation In 1920 it held a one day strike for higher pay which was successful it claimed this was the first strike of bank clerks anywhere in the British Empire By 1926 it had 3 800 members and was affiliated to the South African Trades Union Congress 1 The union was long affiliated to the Trade Union Council of South Africa and by 1980 it had 21 044 members all of whom were white In 1981 it absorbed the National Union of Bank Employees of South Africa representing coloured workers and the South African Bank Employees Union representing black workers 2 Later in the 1980s it switched to the Federation of South African Labour Unions 3 In 1994 it absorbed the Finance Industry Workers Union 4 Since 1995 SASBO has been affiliated with the Congress of South African Trade Unions when it first joined it was its only affiliate with a majority white membership 5 Leadership editGeneral Secretaries edit 1916 Archie Crawford 1923 F R Swan 1943 Richard Haldane 1964 Tom Alexander 1983 Andre Malherbe Ben Smith 1994 Graeme Rowan 1999 Shaun Oelschig 2013 2016 Joe Kokela Presidents edit Andre Malherbe Peter McQueen 1990s Keith Alberts 2000 Joe Kokela 2016 Moses Lekota 2022 Tsietsi Mafabatho 2022 2026 Management Committee MANCOM Rosemary Rauleka Deputy President Pulane Mokobane Edison Themba Foster Khoza Xolani Shoba Khomotso MokhutleReferences edit Gitsham Ernest Trembath James H 1926 A first account of labour organisation in South Africa PDF Durban E P amp Commercial Printing Retrieved 11 April 2021 Miller Shirley 1982 Trade Unions in South Africa 1970 1980 a directory and statistics Cape Town Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit ISBN 0799204692 Functional federations and consultative councils PDF South African Labour Bulletin October 1985 Retrieved 24 March 2021 Annual Report on Labour Relations in South Africa 1994 Celebrating Sasbo s glorious centenary PDF Sasbo News April 2016 Retrieved 29 March 2021 External links editSASBO official site nbsp Organized labour portal nbsp This article related to a South African trade union is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SASBO The Finance Union amp oldid 1222398543, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
