THURSDAY, 4.30PM
THE Boerevolk Werkersunie announced on Thursday that it was launched last weekend to withstand what it called the destructive effects of affirmative action.
In a statement issued in Pretoria, the union said it hopes to attract one million members, who will be served by 150 full-time officials in 120 offices being set up countrywide.
The union, in addition to labour matters, intends to set up other initiatives such as training its members in armed self-defence to prepare them for situations such as car hijackings and armed robberies, for which highly trained instructors have already been appointed.
The union will also offer members a 24-hour telephonic legal advice service.
Among its planned campaigns will be a push to have traditional Afrikaans holidays recognised as paid holidays.
Boerestaat leader Robert van Tonder was elected the union’s first president.