Strike
latest news & developmentsFlysafair reaches wage deal with pilots, ending strike
According to union Solidarity, pilots will receive salary increases of between 6% and 6.9% over the next four years
Taxi politics: Santaco, national and local government talks hit deadlock
The national taxi council is seeking legal advice to apply for an urgent interdict for the release of all its impounded vehicles
UPDATED: City of Cape Town is ‘arrogant’, says transport minister over taxi violence
Sindisiwe Chikunga said that the city’s by-laws contravened national laws
Transnet turns a new leaf, but there are many cracks in the system
Despite new management, problems that are costing the economy dearly continue to compound. Can the logistical behemoth turn the tide?
Several hospitals hit hard by public sector strike
Some hospitals were disrupted by protesters but most facilities had few to no disturbances
‘Today I’m a nurse, a cleaner, a clerk and a plumber’
Doctors at Africa’s biggest hospital were left scrambling on Tuesday when they had to work without nurses, admin clerks or service staff. Find out how it played out at Chris Hani…
Unions vow to bring Transnet to a standstill over wage row
Transnet says it can’t afford to pay employees more
Editorial: A political solution from Ramaphosa or Gordhan will not solve the Eskom load-shedding crisis
After more than 10 years of meddling and the countless executive game of musical chairs, please leave political actors out of Eskom problem-solving. This is a problem to be…
Workers didn’t cause Eskom crisis
The utility’s employees went on an unprotected strike but years of poor decisions wrecked the energy producer
Are unions as pro-worker and pro-poor as they claim?
Clover labour unions are fighting the BDS movement’s political battles while ignoring workers’ needs
Brakes put on foreign truck drivers
New legislation aims to protect local jobs in the transport sector amid questions as to whether SA has enough willing and skilled drivers
Marikana court case back to haunt Ramaphosa
Lawyers seeking R1-billion in damages allege President Cyril Ramaphosa’s phone calls and emails in 2012 set the stage for the unlawful killing of 34 miners
ANC begs staff to be flexible with their go-slow to help meet IEC deadline
ANC general manager Fébé Potgieter has written to staff appealing to them to be flexible in implementing their go-slow protest to allow them to complete the processes of…
Cali protests herald brewing class war
Colombia’s general anti-tax strike has turned into a mass protest movement and become violent, writes Laura Brown
Why Covid likely won’t change the plight of community health workers
In the absence of action from the health department, South Africa’s community health workers are once again having to fight for their rights, with a nationwide strike planned…