Construction and Allied Workers' Union

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The '''Construction and Allied Workers' Union''' (CAWU) was a [[trade union]] representing building workers in [[South Africa]].

The union was founded on 31 January 1987, when the Brick, Clay and Allied Workers' Union merged with relevant sections of six other unions:<ref name="history"></ref>

* [[General and Allied Workers' Union]]
* [[General Workers' Union (South Africa)|General Workers' Union]]
* [[General Workers' Union of South Africa]]
* [[Metal and Allied Workers' Union]]
* [[South African Allied Workers' Union]]
* [[Transport and General Workers' Union (South Africa)|Transport and General Workers' Union]]

Like all its predecessors, the union affiliated to the [[Congress of South African Trade Unions]]. The union's first general secretary was Desmond Mahasha, and its first president was David Ngcobo.<ref name="history" />

In 2001, the union merged into the [[National Union of Mineworkers (South Africa)|National Union of Mineworkers]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Building and construction trade unions]]
[[Category:Trade unions established in 1987]]
[[Category:Trade unions disestablished in 2001]]
[[Category:Trade unions in South Africa]]

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