South African Federation Of Trade

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