Latest articles on Trade Unions

Cosatu needs to get creative

Opinion Sinethemba Cele - 19 Sep 2020

With lockdown regulations in place, default industrial action methods need to be sidelined and new ways of protest considered

CCMA closes doors to Covid-19

Article Sarah Smit - 19 Mar 2020

The statutory body mandated to deal with workplace disputes released an urgent directive postponing all matters set down to be heard between March 18 and April 14

One strike and you’re out – registrar tells unions

Article Sarah Smit - 14 Feb 2020

A municipal workers’ union is the first to be sanctioned for not following the new rule when deciding whether to go on strike

Unions up the ante in talks

Article Thando Maeko - 23 Aug 2019

The platinum sector wage negotiations are seeing a mixed bag of demands and counter-offers

It’s mayday for unions as May Day turnout disappoints

Article Paddy Harper - 3 May 2019

At best the rally was a sad reminder of just how badly the battle for control of the governing party have decimated the ANC’s alliance partner.

Mboweni to deliver budget in the face of massive debt and blackouts

Article Michelle Gumede - 20 Feb 2019

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is under pressure to bail out the state power utility Eskom — along with its $30-billion mountain of debt

Freedom fighter and trade unionist Eric Mtshali dies

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Oct 2018

This remarkable veteran helped to build the trade union movement even while in exile

Cosatu must introspect and fix itself, fast

Article Vukani Mde - 28 Sep 2018

The labour federation is a victim of the impasse in the grand post-apartheid South African project

Thuma mina: Unions unmoved by president’s challenge

Article Tebogo Tshwane - 3 Aug 2018

'All the problems of unemployment and inequality are all getting worse since President Ramaphosa took over'

Samwu’s term of office extension faces opposition from members

Article Amanda Khoza News24 - 23 May 2018

Members of the trade union intend to challenge the amendment of the union's constitution to extend the term of office for leaders

Bus services expected to resume tomorrow

Article Staff Reporter - 14 May 2018

The sticking point that delayed a settlement was the insistence by the unions that the agreed 9% pay rise be backdated to April 1

Why changes to South Africa’s labour laws are an assault on workers’ rights

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Dec 2017

Two problems loom large in the implementation of the national minimum wage. One is compliance, the other redress.

In the name of union game

Article Govan Whittles - 21 Apr 2017

In defending its territory an established federation objects to the name of the new kid on the block

Humanitarian and union leader Phiroshaw Camay dies aged 69

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Oct 2016

He spent two decades working to strengthen civil society, after leading two trade unions.

The IMF loves, but labour’s still lost

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Mar 2015

An unusual internal report links shrinking union power to growing inequality – but don't be fooled.

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