Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union
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The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) is a trade union in South Africa representing police officers, traffic officers and correctional officers, it has around 120,000 members. POPCRU was formed in 1989.
History
On 5 September 1989, a group of Cape Coloured officers in the South African Police defied orders and refused to attack anti-apartheid protesters. Some of them worked with a group of prison warders to found POPCRU, in November. The new unions was unable to secure recognition, with many of its leaders being dismissed, and some being imprisoned. In 1993, it finally achieved recognition.[1]
POPCRU is an affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
Leadership
General Secretaries
- Jacob Tsumane
- 2000s: Abbey Witbooi
- 2007: Nathi Theledi
Presidents
- 1989: Gregory Rockman
- 1990s: Johnny Jansen
- 1996: Zizamele Cebekhulu
References
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