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Cosatu affiliate Saccawu avoids collapse
With mounting debts hanging over its head, the future existence of the SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union remains under threat.
Massive union on brink of collapse
Saccawu is being sued for R30-million by its provident fund but has been given a last chance.
Cosatu special conference on Vavi to go ahead
Cosatu’s special central executive committee meeting will go ahead despite Numsa asking the trade union federation to postpone it.
Saccawu calls on Cosatu to resolve deepening tension
Union Saccawu is the fifth Cosatu affiliate to write a letter to the federation president Sdumo Dlamini, calling on him to convene a special congress.
Saccawu plans to strike
Saccawu members of the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry will strike for wage increases, the union has said.
This means war: Unions vow to stop DA march on Cosatu
Unions, the ANCYL and YCL have vowed to disrupt a DA-led march on Cosatu’s headquarters, warning it will mark the beginning of "open class warfare".
Saccawu frets over Walmart’s ‘anti-union philosophy’
Saccawu says Walmart could pursue its "anti-union philosophy" if its merger with local retailer Massmart goes ahead in its current form.
Unions plan Walmart-Massmart hearing picket
Cosatu and Saccawu have announced their intention to embark on "mass pickets" at the Walmart-Massmart appeal hearing in Cape Town this week.
Saccawu wants Walmart to boost supply fund
Saccawu wants Walmart and Massmart to increase their planned fund to support SA suppliers from R100-million to at least R500-million.
Massmart conditions are ‘irrational’
The Competition Tribunal has criticised the government’s call for procurement quotas to apply to the Walmart-Massmart merger.
‘We welcome becoming part of the Walmart family’
Massmart’s chief executive said that the group’s management team welcomed the prospect of becoming part of the Walmart family.
Patel walks protectionist tightrope
The state’s opposition to the Walmart/Massmart merger is sending the wrong message to corporate South Africa, argue stakeholders.
US labour expert testifies in Walmart case
A US labour expert testified at the Competition Tribunal hearing in Pretoria on Thursday Walmart’s bid to acquire a controlling stake in Massmart.
Former Walmart boss grilled on ‘hostility’ to unions
The Walmart/Massmart merger hearing continued on Monday as a former Walmart executive was grilled on the company’s perceived hostility towards unions.
Trade unions win more time for Wal-Mart evidence
The Competition Tribunal has given unions an additional 15 days to present more evidence against Wal-Mart’s $2,3-billion bid for Massmart,