NUMSA Local Office | Fortuna Hse 4th St, Wynberg, Sandton, 2090, Gauteng

Numsa is the biggest metalworkers trade union in South Africa Formed in 1987 it merged five different unions some of whom had formed in the 1960s and 1970s So Numsa brings a wealth of experience to trade unionism It is the biggest trade union except in Eskom in all national bargaining forums where it bargains Since the first democratic elections in 1994 Numsa has thrown its lot behind the alliance to improve workers lives even though it respects individual members rights to vote for the political party of their choice Numsa has always said that it will reassess this alliance from time to time to see if it is achieving this objective In 2013 Numsa Special congress Numsa decided to break ties from the alliance partners