Labour Unions
latest news & developmentsWhere are the unions and the ANC for suffering silicosis victims?
Recently, a proposed amendment announced by the Tshiamiso Trust — set up to disburse compensation — now threatens to shut out even more former mine-workers with the disease from…
‘Decent work’ could create a thriving construction industry in South Africa
Here are four pillars that employers, workers and the public can play a role in upholding to ensure the sector is safer and more productive
Eskom and unions reach wage agreement, workers back at work
The power utility warned that the system would take some time to recover because maintenance work had been postponed because of the unprotected strike
Teacher begs treasury to rethink excluding public servants from pension withdrawals
Cosatu pushes back against ‘treasury bureaucracy’ for not allowing civil servants emergency access to their retirement funds as a form of Covid-19 relief
SABC cuts 303 employees despite Ndabeni-Abrahams’ intervention
As well as the retrenchments, the financially burdened public broadcaster is also considering cutting leave days from 35 to 28 and freezing salary increases for three years
Unions reject SAA severance pay
Labour representatives argue that the state airline just ‘expects 78% of workers to accept one week’s pay’ for each year worked
Increase in union complaints against working conditions at Sars
The understaffed enforcement unit at Sars has seen a growing number of disputes lodged with labour forums as untenable demands were made on staff
Close to majority of unions sign public sector wage deal
The protracted public sector wage negotiations are close to being clinched with 42% of the employees represented having signed the three year deal
Numsa and Solidarity: An unlikely working-class alliance
Blue-collar union and its white counterpart strike up a relationship despite their political differences.
Union accuses mine of working with rivals to stop recruitment
Bids to stem Amcu’s growth include claims of harassment but NUM says the accusation is perplexing and the Free State mine denies restrictions.
Members can sue ‘lazy’ unions
A unanimous Constitutional Court decision has clarified unions’ fiduciary duties to their members.
Euro resumes record-setting run
The euro resumed its record-setting run against the dollar on Tuesday, climbing to ,4153 after a pair of economic reports painted a dismal picture for United States consumers and…