Are unions still relevant? Yes, they gave us our dignity, say workers
/ 2 May 2025

Are unions still relevant? Yes, they gave us our dignity, say workers

Labour relations reached a crossroads with the Marikana Massacre, raising questions about the relevance and power of unions post-apartheid

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Bad workplaces, longer strikes
/ 14 February 2020

Bad workplaces, longer strikes

Strikes over poor working conditions have intensified over the past four years, the recently-released Industrial Action Report for 2018 reveals. From 2014 to 2018, the number of days spent striking over working conditions rose from 1776 to 128890 — an increase of more than 7000%, according to the report, which tracks the frequency and character […]