Public Servants Association of SA (PSA)

General information

The PSA (Public Servants Association of South Africa) is a registered trade union at the forefront of labour developments. The PSA is the largest, politically non-affiliated, fully-representative union in the Public Service. With a proud history of more than 90 years of service to its members, the PSA represents more than 230 000 public servants, Public Service pensioners and employees of semi-state institutions.

The PSA is one of very few trade unions in South Africa which attends to the individual disputes of members free of charge. It has an impressive success rate in resolving workplace-related cases.
The PSA was a founding member of the Independent Labour Caucus (ILC), a politically non-aligned movement which aims to foster co-operation between labour parties and jointly represents more than 40% of unionised public servants.
As a registered section 21 company (non-profit), the PSA has to comply with both the stringent legal and financial requirements of the Companies Act and also all requirement for trade unions under the Labour Relations Act. This ensures sound management and control over the financial affairs of the PSA.