Trade union in South Africa
The Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA) is a trade union representing workers in the motor industry in South Africa.
The union was founded on 22 September 1949 in Bloemfontein, to represent white collar workers.[1] For many years, it only admitted white workers.[2]
By 1985, the union had affiliated to the Federation of South African Labour Unions,[3] and by 1996 it had grown to 20,000 members.[4] In 1997, it was a founding affiliate of the Federation of Unions of South Africa,[5]
In 2003, the union absorbed the Motor Industry Employees' Union, which represented technical workers in the industry.[6] By 2019, the union had grown to 50,000 members.[1]
In 2023 the Motor Industry Staff Association represents more than 61 000 members. [7]
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