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One strike and you’re out – registrar tells unions

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A municipal workers’ union is the first to be sanctioned for not following the new rule when deciding whether to go on strike
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‘Jo’burg uses our fees for slush fund’

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The city says it will investigate the missing millions claim by the municipal workers’ union
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Samwu shows its local-government muscle

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The union’s financial and governance woes have not blunted the tools it has to paralyse municipalities, such as going on strike
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Samwu extends an olive branch

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The municipal workers union has reached out to splinter unions, but they do not seem to be biting
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Registrar gets tough on unions

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The newly empowered labour registrar has warned more than half of all unions that they are in danger of being deregistered
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SA’s biggest municipal union must restore trust after graft report

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The report paints a bleak picture of Samwu’s internal systems and ability to handle its 160 000 members’ money
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Samwu’s strike fund used to buy t-shirts — report

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The union has been plagued by persistent allegations of financial mismanagement by its leaders
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Battered Samwu again at odds

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After allegations about maladministration, union leaders are now accused of not coming clean about corruption
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Maluti-a-Phofung awaits court decision on Eskom cuts

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Eskom has threatened power cuts for unpaid bills amounting to almost R3-billion, bills unpaid since 2011
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‘We will not be pushed out of Cosatu’ – Samwu

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The union’s general secretary slammed ‘fallacious’ allegations of financial unaccountability
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Samwu’s term of office extension faces opposition from members

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Members of the trade union intend to challenge the amendment of the union's constitution to extend the term of office for leaders
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Metsimaholo will be a measure of the ANC’s problems

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It could be a wake-up call for a party distracted by power struggles over its next group of leaders
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A municipal workers’ union is the first to be sanctioned for not following the new rule when deciding whether to go on strike

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