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Farm unions pull together - for now

Farm unions pull together - for now

25 Jan 2013 00:00 - Andisiwe Makinana, Glynnis Underhill,
We are on the same side, we just manage different views, says Cosatu's Ehrenreich of rival farmworkers' union.
Miner found dead in veld at Amplats

Miner found dead in veld at Amplats

13 Nov 2012 11:04 - Sapa
The body of a Mozambican miner was found in a veld at Amplats' Amandelbult mine after a number of other miners were assaulted.
Amplats miners: Give us what we need

Amplats miners: Give us what we need

10 Nov 2012 11:38 - Sapa
Hundreds of striking Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) workers have gathered at a mass rally at the Olympia Park Stadium in Rustenburg.
National minimum wage a moot point at Cosatu conference

National minimum wage a moot point at Cosatu conference

16 Sep 2012 13:09 - Gillian Jones
Speaking ahead of its national congress Cosatu has hinted that it will push for a national minimum wage to be legislated across all sectors.
Sisulu: Wage agreement is step one towards serving people

Sisulu: Wage agreement is step one towards serving people

06 Aug 2012 13:34 - Sapa
Public service unions have signed a final version of an agreement on a multi-year salary hike, says Public Service Minister Lindiwe Sisulu.
'Political' settlement on government wages

'Political' settlement on government wages

03 Aug 2012 00:00 - Matuma Letsoalo & Michelle Pietersen
The agreement between unions and the state on a 7% increase for government workers will spare President Jacob Zuma blushes ahead of Mangaung.
Facts belie the hype about labour costs

Facts belie the hype about labour costs

13 Jul 2012 09:29 - Brian Ashley & Dick Forslund
Unless reliable, quantifiable data is publicly available, reports cannot be taken seriously, writes Brian Ashley and Dick Forslund.
Will Sisulu stamp out union fires, or spark an inferno?

Will Sisulu stamp out union fires, or spark an inferno?

18 Jun 2012 09:48 - Nickolaus Bauer
She's renowned as a union buster, but Lindiwe Sisulu must somehow keep state workers from embarking on a crippling strike, without budging on wages.
Battle lines drawn as municipal wage negotiations begin

Battle lines drawn as municipal wage negotiations begin

22 May 2012 06:45 - Sapa
Wage talks between the South African Municipal Workers' Union and the South African Local Government Association have begun in Boksburg.

Strikes spread to gold sector

26 Jul 2011 09:05 - Staff Reporter
Gold miners will join the nationwide industrial action this week and threaten supply of the precious metal at a time when gold is at a record high.

Pay wars sideline job creation

22 Jul 2011 00:00 - Lynley Donnelly
The issue of how we can grow the economy in a way that creates jobs and includes the poor has been lost in the jostle for monetary gains.

'Don't use the strikes to further your agenda'

19 Jul 2011 18:01 - Nickolaus Bauer
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has called on unions to focus on the issues and not use strikes to further the call for a ban on labour brokers.

NUM, mines gird themselves for wage wars

04 Jul 2011 13:53 - Staff Reporter
The National Union of Mineworkers hopes to secure a 14% pay hike this week at its wage discussions with the Chamber of Mines, which has offered 4%.

Chemical sector wage talks break down

08 Jun 2011 17:15 - Staff Reporter
Wage negotiations in the country's chemical sector have deadlocked over 1%, the trade union Solidarity said on Wednesday.
Cosatu: Strike over, but still no deal

Cosatu: Strike over, but still no deal

13 Oct 2010 17:59 - Staff Reporter
Cosatu on Wednesday announced that the public sector strike was over, even though no deal had been signed with the government.

Teacher strike over, but new pay row looms

09 Sep 2010 09:36 - Staff Reporter
As teachers trickled back to work after their strike was suspended on Monday, unions looked to be heading for a showdown over the no work, no pay rule

'We'll accept', says Sadtu firebrand

06 Sep 2010 15:40 - Ryan Hoffmann
One of Sadtu's most militant leaders, Ronald Nyathi, has indicated that the teacher's strike could be soon be over because his region has accepted the state's revised wage offer.

DA: Principals 'left to fend for themselves'

02 Sep 2010 15:48 - Staff Reporter
The DA has questioned the department of basic education's ability to ensure that the no-work, no-pay rule for striking teachers is enforced.

Parents: Teachers' strike a 'tragedy'

02 Sep 2010 11:26 - Staff Reporter
The National Association of Parents in School Governance (NAPSG) called the protracted public servants' strike at schools "a tragedy" on Thursday.

Teachers divided on govt's latest wage offer

31 Aug 2010 13:13 - Ryan Hoffmann
Signs of a split in unions' response to government's latest wage offer emerged on Tuesday, with Sadtu suggesting they could reject the offer.

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