The National Union of Distributive Workers (NUDW) was a trade union representing workers involved in retail and goods transport in South Africa.
The union was founded in 1936 by supporters of the South African Communist Party, to represent white and "coloured" workers in the industry.
In 1937, Max Gordon and Daniel Koza launched the African Commercial and Distributive Workers' Union to represent black workers in the industry, and from 1942 the two unions had a collaborative relationship.
[2] The NUDW campaigned successfully for the option of part-time work in the industry, achieved in 1953, and later for the improvement of the conditions of employment of part-time workers, mostly white women.
It was also opposed to the reservation of certain categories of work for white people, and more black workers gradually entered the sector.