Building a leftist party to contest future elections will require exorcising existing organisations of their Stalinism — or creating something from a much smaller base
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The labour movement helped end apartheid and usher in Mandela’s coalition government. Its currently diminished position is cause for anxiety as the ANC forges new political alliances
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Trade unions from the US and sub-Saharan Africa will be calling for decent work to be put on the agenda at this week’s Agoa forum
Richards Bay-based Bell Equipment recently reported a 63% bump in profits while workers demand a R1 000 transport allowance
The three-year agreement runs from 1 April to 31 March 2026
We cannot allow the planned handover of Eskom coal power stations to the private sector to go ahead
Replacement labour, which stands to prolong industrial action and lockouts, undermines the right to strike
The government is walking a tightrope as civil servants embark on industrial action over pay
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Several unions were formed in the wake of the seminal strikes 50 years ago, including the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa
Nineteen interest groups are seeking urgent relief from ongoing load-shedding to ensure the provision of basic services
Despite being disillusioned with their ally in government, the SACP and the labour federation are unlikely to leave the tripartite alliance
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Some, including Zwelinzima Vavi, say unions risk collapse if they are run like businesses — a critique that Irvin Jim argues is part of a ‘mischievous attack’ on his leadership
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The metalworkers union leader has alleged that NGOs want to capture the union, using media outlets
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The labour court’s Judge Graham Moshoana noted the ‘disturbing revelation’ that the union went ahead with the interdicted congress
The general secretary says the court should be slow to interfere with internal union disputes
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A court bid that could result in Numsa’s congress being interdicted comes amid a battle for the heart of the country’s single-largest union
The power utility warned that the system would take some time to recover because maintenance work had been postponed because of the unprotected strike
The utility’s employees went on an unprotected strike but years of poor decisions wrecked the energy producer
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The general secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions was re-elected despite moves by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa
Saftu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says the dwindling numbers are a result of the economic crisis and other factors
After almost three weeks, labour and employers have reached a deal — setting the steel industry back on its path to recovery
Interest in the beleaguered national carrier, which has received billions of rands in public funding, means criticism is inevitable
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The power utility will keep the peace with organised labour, André de Ruyter has assured
A judgment from the apex court empowers employers to change their workers’ contracts — without consultation
An upcoming CCMA case will consider whether workers carrying sticks at a strike is an act of intimidation or a call for unity