Transport and General Workers' Union (South Africa)

The union was founded in 1973, inspired by the PUTCO workers' strike in Transvaal the previous year.

It set up headquarters in Johannesburg, but represented workers in Transvaal, Natal and the Eastern Cape.

The majority of its members worked in passenger and good transport, but it also had significant membership in hospitals, cleaning, security and cement, in addition to municipal workers in all sectors.

In 1985, it transferred to FOSATU's successor, the Congress of South African Trade Unions.

The merger was finally completed on 18 May 2000, forming the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union.