Trade Union
latest news & developments
May Day: From the maypole to the picket line
Trade unions are still the best way of organising resistance to the violence of capitalism
Lessons from South Africa’s past for a future of collective empowerment
Education’s role in fostering critical consciousness and political engagement has been side-lined in favour of a narrow focus on individual success and economic competitiveness
The major economic and political questions of Marikana remain
Why do representative bodies like the union, the party and the so-called left seem to fail their constituents during struggles like Marikana?
Price tag of Cuban engineers is R75mn thanks to ‘extensive’ fringe benefits, says Solidarity
Benefits allegedly include flights for holidays in Cuba, furnished accommodation, food, clothing, internet and extra money to make landline calls to Cuba
Water dept defends deployment of Cuban engineers in reply to Solidarity court application
Department says minister Lindiwe Sisulu acted within her executive authority when she signed the agreement with Cuban engineers and scientists, and that keeping the 25…
Suicide or not, police killed Aggett
The trade unionist was interrogated by the police and, 70 days later, was found dead in his cell
‘Mugabe will not transfer power to the winner’
Civil and human rights groups predicted more chaos after Zimbabwe’s presidential run-off takes place, saying on Tuesday they do not believe President Robert Mugabe will step down…