NUPSAW Established 13 August 1998

National Union Of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) is a non-partisan union that mainly protects and promotes the interests of workers within the public service.

The Union is a result of two years of negotiations and relationship building between registered unions with similar interest and goals, which culminated in the amalgamation of the following unions:

• Health Workers Union (HWU) Established : 1987.
• National Public Sector Association (NAPSA) Established :
• National Civil Service Organization (NACSO) Established :1994
• South African Health & Public Service Workers Union (SAHPSWU) Established: 1989
• South African Court Interpretation Officers & Allied Workers Union (SACIOAWU) Established : 1994
• Public Servants Union (PSU) Established :

The Union has signed-up membership of approximately 60 000 and was registered with the registrar of Labour Relations in the Department of Labour on the 13^t August 1998.