Nactu, noun

/ˈnæktuː//ˈnaktuː/
Acronym formed on National Council of Trade Unions, a labour federation formed in 1986 by the amalgamation of CUSA and the Azanian Confederation of Trade Unions. Also attributive.
Note:
Broadly aligned to the Black Consciousness movement, the organization was at first known as CUSA-AZACTU.
1988 Camay & Skhosana in Frontline Apr.–May 30NACTU stresses black leadership.
1990 Weekly Mail 4 May 7Nactu representative Cunningham Ngcukana said: ‘The government is not serious about negotiations.’
1990 City Press 17 June 1The gathering..was convened by the PAC-aligned Nactu.
1991 South News 14 Nov. 3Last week’s stayaway has thrown a spanner in the works of unity between Cosatu and Nactu, South Africa’s strongest trade union federations.
Acronym formed on National Council of Trade Unions, a labour federation formed in 1986 by the amalgamation of CUSA and the Azanian Confederation of Trade Unions. Also attributive.
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