Leaders of two competing groupings in the Food and Allied Workers Union have fired each other
Infighting intensifies as factionalism and purges rock the union ahead of its national congress
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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Financial malpractice linked to members’ fees and misuse of funds has rocked the Food and Allied Worker’s Union
The Saftu general secretary addressed thousands of delegates at Amcu’s national elective congress on Thursday
The labour council has battled to defend its representation of workers’ interests, given that union membership is on the decline across the country
Various groups are picketing in hopes of getting President Cyril Ramaphosa to address their concerns
Today’s capitalism is a slide into authoritarianism, using Islamophobia, xenophobia, racism and anti-Semitism to keep the state in power
Intrigue and internal divisions are dogging South Africa’s largest union, and threatening to destabilise the federation to which it belongs
The presidential jobs summit failed to yield a moratorium from big business on job cuts, sending labour back to the drawing board
This latest allegation relates to incidents in late August and early September 2017 in which Vavi is said to have harassed and later groped a woman
The federation wants to bring together trade unions and civil society to fight the capitalist class
Five bus companies have applied for exemption from the wage agreement that put an end to the month-long strike
The general secretary of a Saftu-affiliated union is being investigated for corruption
Labour minister, however, calls the approval of the National Minimum Wage Bill ‘a milestone’
Minister Oliphant says it is a reminder that democracy is alive and real in South Africa
More than 4 000 worker and government delegates from the organisation’s 187 member states will attend the conference to tackle a wide range of issues
The president says the process of implementing the Bill is moving ahead
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Cosatu’s Western Cape secretary has informally met senior leaders of the South African Federation of Trade Unions and could soon join Saftu
Amendments to the Labour Relations Act, if passed by Parliament, have the potential to make protected strike action more difficult for workers
The president has hit back at critics of the national minimum wage saying the proposed R20 an hour is just a baseline
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‘To avoid job losses, what do you do? You ensure that you create an environment that will sustain jobs’
The strike was ignored by three other federations, who described the action as a miscalculation
The country is boiling over with industrial action affecting key sectors such as transport, manufacturing and the civil service
The political party has said it supports Saftu and urges all workers to join the strike against the proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Act
Workers are expected to take to the streets across the country to protest among other things the minimum wage
A letter purporting to be from the South African Police Service has been widely spread on WhatsApp
The department of labour is expected to weigh in on Tuesday in an attempt to bring the parties closer to a settlement
Saftu with its affiliates, is embarking on a protected strike as part of the campaign to call on the government to rectify labour law amendments