Cosatu’s secretary general is still defending the union federation’s shaky unity, even though plans for Numsa’s break-away are already in motion.
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi has told thousands of striking metalworkers that workers have no reason to celebrate 20 years of freedom.
The trade federation in Cape Town, which plans to protest, has urged Metrorail to delay increasing its fares until its services had improved.
Several affiliates of the trade union federation have told the ANC they want Numsa expelled.
The ‘rebel’ union says its estranged umbrella body is looking for a scapegoat for its leadership woes.
Cosatu says it will call for the adoption of a campaign to disband Sanral, who has recently announced that the e-tolling system is expanding to KZN.
Numerous Cosatu leaders will take seats for the ANC in Parliament in what critics are calling their reward for remaining loyal to the ruling party.
Barely a month after the ANC intervened to broker truce within the embattled labour federation, unions have taken the Cosatu president to court.
Zwelenzima Vavi tells workers in PE to take control of their future, while in Polokwane, Zuma and the ANC take centre stage at Cosatu’s massive rally.
The union federation’s future lies in finding its former unity of purpose and its workerist focus, writes Jay Naidoo.
May Day is D-day for Zwelinzima Vavi, as Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a reminder that Cosatu must communicate the same message as the ANC.
Tripartite alliance leaders lambasted Numsa during a march to defend the ANC called by the SACP and Cosatu.
Following his reinstatement at Cosatu, the trade union federation’s general secretary has responded to Numsa’s call for him to "abandon Cosatu".
Reinstated Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi is damned if he supports the ANC and damned if he doesn’t.
Reports say the ANC deputy president has brokered a deal that will keep Cosatu’s general secretary and largest affiliate in the federation.
While e-tolling has not yet won support from the likes of Cosatu, it has won over many users, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.
Cosatu’s special central executive committee meeting will go ahead despite Numsa asking the trade union federation to postpone it.
Following his suspension, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says his return to the federation gives it "an opportunity to start afresh".
Deputy Judge President Phineas Mojapela has declared Cosatu’s suspension of its general secretary invalid, setting aside the order.
Judgment on the bid by Cosatu’s Vavi to have his suspension set aside is expected to be delivered by the high court in Johannesburg on Friday.
Trade union federation president S’dumo Dlamini says Cosatu is going through a difficult period as the battle over Zwelinzima Vavi continues.
Suspended Cosatu boss Zwelinzima Vavi doesn’t need a judgment to be vindicated, say backers.
Zwelinzima Vavi has created a website to publicise the "facts" about his Cosatu suspension and his "views and thoughts on issues that keep him awake".
Numsa has responded to Cosatu about why it should not be expelled, says union president Andrew Chirwa.
Eastern Cape’s Sadtu has threatened to withhold R2-million in membership fees from Cosatu in protest against the suspension of Zwelinzima Vavi.
Demands for the reinstatement of suspended Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi undermine its internal processes, it said on Tuesday.
Sdumo Dlamini was forced to leave a Cosatu meeting before he finished his speech after he was disrupted by pro-Zwelinzima Vavi songs.
Cosatu has adopted a legal report that probes, among others, a possible conflict of interest concerning suspended general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi.
Cosatu has cautiously welcomed Minister Pravin Gordhan’s budget speech, while Numsa reiterated its rejection of the employment tax incentive scheme.
Costly strikes and affiliate unions’ failure to pay membership fees have left the trade union federation in the red.
With Cosatu a shadow of its former self, the EFF and Amcu are taking up the banner for South Africa’s increasingly militant poor, writes Jay Naidoo.
Numsa says it won’t respond to Cosatu’s demands about whether the union should be suspended or expelled until it received certain documentation.