The Independent Municipal & Allied Trade Union (IMATU) is a trade union in South Africa. It has a membership of 105,000 and is the largest politically independent trade union in the local government sector. The Union was founded in 8 March 1996, with the merger of five unions: Durban Municipal Employees' Association Johannesburg Municipal Employees' Association National Union of Employees of Local Authorities South African Association of Municipal Employees South African Local Authorities and Allied Workers' Union It originally affiliated to the Federation of South African Labour Unions, then to its successor, the Federation of Unions of South Africa, but it is now independent. External links References Federation of Unions of South Africa International Trade Union Confederation Municipal workers' trade unions Trade unions established in 1996 Trade unions in South Africa