Saftu
Cosatu, Saftu to fight Ramaphosa over unbundling of Eskom
Rival federations Cosatu and Saftu say they will fight until the end to ensure Eskom does not end up in.
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Saftu: 'SA education system adds no value to economy'
Trade union federation Saftu in KwaZulu-Natal says that the matric pass rate needs to be analysed beyond the statistics and take into account the challenges that faces the education system.
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Saftu slams celebration of ‘mediocre’ matric pass rate
Saftu’s provincial secretary Moses A Mautsoe says the union will not celebrate the achievements of matric until the government takes education seriously.
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SA launches minimum wage ahead of election
Trade unions have been split over whether to support the minimum wage, which has been set at R20 an hour.
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Saftu sends condolences to family of Zamile Booi
Saftu's Zwelinzima Vavi has described Booi, a member of the federation’s coordinating committee in the Free State, as a passionate supporter of the workers’ struggle.
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Saftu calls on Edcon management to avoid potential job losses
Edcon CEO Grant Pattison said while the company has been in financial trouble for a long time, it’s already on track in closing a deal that will save the company.
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Saftu appalled by reports of job losses at Edcon
Saftu's Zwelinzima Vavi says the country can't afford any more job losses.
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Saftu hails new minimum wage as a good start
Saftu's Zwelinzima Vavi says the federation will mobilise a campaign of mass action next year over the increasing levels of inequality in the country.
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Minimum wage bill will trap workers in dehumanising poverty - Vavi
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to officially announce that from January workers must be paid R20 per hour.
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Saftu urges garners support for Numsa’s plastic wage strike
About 10,000 went on strike in October demanding a 15% salary increase and calling for wages to be reverted to R40 per hour compared to the newly proposed R20 per hour.
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Saftu calls on NPA to prosecute former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste
Saftu has joined calls for the prosecution of former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste after the Government Employees Pension Fund had to write off massive investments as a result of the collapse of Steinhoff’s share price last year.
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Cosatu won’t allow ANC to force it into Eskom’s disruptive IPPs
Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi says it will use its influence to put pressure on the ruling party to drop the multi-billion-rand project.
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Ramaphosa's efforts 'fruitless' after latest unemployment stats
Stats SA released the Labour Force Survey for the third quarter on Tuesday, showing that the unemployment rate has increased by 0.3 percentage point to 27.5%.
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Saftu threatens to stand against Mboweni if he cuts civil service jobs
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni revealed at the weekend that government spends 80% of its budget on the salaries of public servants.
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Eskom rejects reports it’s planning to sell core assets
Spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe says as far as the board and executive of utility is concerned, there are no plans to sell off the parastatal.
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Ramaphosa to lead 2-day job summit in Midrand
The event which kicks off in Midrand on Thursday is by invitation only and will be convened by the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac)
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Saftu rejects sexual assault allegations against Vavi
The trade unionist is accused of inappropriately touching a female employee at the Numsa offices last year.
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Limusa calls on Saftu to take sexual harassment claims against Vavi seriously
The ‘Sowetan’ is reporting that a cleaner at Numsa filed a complaint against Zwelinzima Vavi alleging that he touched her inappropriately last year.
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Saftu calls for commission of inquiry into Lisbon Bank Building fire
The blaze at the government building this month raised questions about compliance with occupational health and safety standards after it emerged the Lisbon Bank building was only 21% compliant.