CUSA, noun
- Forms:
- Also Cusa.
historical
Acronym formed on initial letters of Council of Unions of South Africa, a federation of Black trade unions formed in 1980. Also attributive.
- Note:
- Absorbed into Nactu in 1986.
1980 S. Friedman in Rand Daily Mail 15 Sept. 2The presence of a wide range of black organisations was ‘a tribute to Cusa’s ability to draw support from the black community, regardless of ideological affiliations’.
1989 Race Rel. Survey 1988–9 (S.A.I.R.R.) 455At the formation of COSATU in 1985, the Council of Unions of South Africa (Cusa) had failed to become part of the new federation, because of fundamental differences of principle.
Acronym formed on initial letters of Council of Unions of South Africa, a federation of Black trade unions formed in 1980. Also attributive.
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