IMATU INDEPENDENT MUNICIPAL AND ALLIED TRADE UNION

IMATU is a young, vibrant and most progressive trade union operating in the municipal and allied sector of the South African workplace. As one of the fastest growing unions in the country, we represent members across all municipalities in South Africa, from the largest metropolitan city core to the rural platteland of the country. Wherever a local municipality or district municipality exists, you are bound to find a local branch of IMATU. IMATU might be a young trade union (we were formed on 8 March 1996 at the inaugural congress in Bloemfontein), and anyone who lacks knowledge about the background of the formation of the union might be momentarily pardoned for thinking it lacks experience. Not so- the formation of the union IMATU stems from the amalgamation of The South African Association of Municipal Employees (SAAME), the Johannesburg Municipal Employees Association (JMEA), the National Union of Employees of Local Authorities (NUELA), the Durban Municipal Employees Association ...