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FILE: Clover approached the Labour Court for an interdict after calls to boycott its products spread nationwide. Picture: Supplied.

Labour court

Clover failed to have court declare strike unprotected, say unions

By Veronica Mokhoali

The Labour Court has ordered the General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (Giwusa) and the Food and Allied Workers Union to clear social media messages...

  • FILE: Friday’s court ruling has ordered the unions to remove all forms of messages from their social media platform that could encourage violence. Picture: SAPS

    Court grants Clover interdict against striking unions

    This will stop them from intimidating non-striking workers, damaging company property, or inciting violent behaviour using social media platforms.

    108 days ago
  • FILE: Amcu's Joseph Mathunjwa at a press briefing on 13 August 2019. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    Labour Court sets aside Joseph Mathunjwa's 2019 election as Amcu president

    Joseph Mathunjwa's 2019 election as president of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu)) has been declared unlawful and has been set aside by the Labour Court in Johannesburg.

    173 days ago
  • Picture: @JoburgMetrobus/Twitter

    Metrobus bid to interdict Demawusa strike struck off roll

    The bus company approached the court to stop employees affiliated to the union from demonstrating.

    363 days ago
  • South African Municipal Workers' Union members protesting outside the Rand Water head offices in Johannesburg on 21 April 2021 to demand bonuses. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Samwu threatens another strike, says Rand Water is negotiating in bad faith

    Samwu and Rand Water officials have been in and out of meetings in an effort to find middle ground but it appears this has not succeeded.

    378 days ago
  • South African Municipal Workers' Union members protesting outside the Rand Water head offices in Johannesburg on 21 April 2021 to demand bonuses. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Court suspends Samwu strike at Rand Water, orders talks to resume

    Workers were demanding amongst other things incentive bonuses.

    390 days ago
  • South African Airways planes. Picture: Facebook.com

    SAA pilots heading to court over replacement labour

    The association said that it believed that the lockout imposed by the airline last year was illegal.

    397 days ago
  • Picture: @flysaa_care/Twitter

    SAA lockout an abuse of power and an attempt to scapegoat pilots - Saapa

    The South African Airways Pilots' Association (Saapa) is reviewing a Labour Court judgment that dismissed their bid to stop a lockout at the national carrier.

    502 days ago
  • FILE: The SABC headquarters in Johannesburg. Picture: Supplied.

    Bemawu’s court bid to block SABC retrenchments dismissed

    SABC management halted the process to cut hundreds of jobs until the end of this month to allow for further negotiations.

    531 days ago
  • FILE: Numsa's Phakamile Hlubi-Majola. Picture: @phakxx/Twitter.

    Numsa takes Comair to court to force it to pay salaries

    The airline has not paid workers’ salaries since the start of June and it’s believed Comair has also forced unpaid leave on its staff.

    619 days ago
  • Nehawu members protest outside the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) on 21 August 2020. Picture: Nehawu/Facebook

    Nehawu to continue with full-blown strike despite court interdict

    The union is appealing the Labour Court's declaration that their strike with workers from the National Health Laboratory Service is unlawful.

    628 days ago
  • Former Popcru general secretary Nkosinathi Theledi. Picture: Popcru.org.za

    Victory for Popcru's Theledi after court rules his July dismissal was unlawful

    He was dismissed at a national executive committee (NEC) meeting last month without being allowed to state his case and immediately barred from entering the union’s offices.

    637 days ago
  • Former Popcru general secretary Nkosinathi Theledi. Picture: Popcru.org.za

    Court reinstates sacked Popcru general secretary Nkosinathi Theledi

    He was dismissed at a national executive committee meeting last month without being allowed to state his case and immediately barred from entering the union's offices.

    637 days ago
  • Picture: @DenelSOC/Twitter

    Denel ordered to pay outstanding salaries by Friday

    The Labour Court on Tuesday ordered state defence firm Denel to pay workers outstanding salaries for May, June and July by no later than Friday, 7 August, a copy of the court judgment showed.

    650 days ago
  • Picture: South African Airways

    Labour Court dismisses SAA’s BRPs bid to overturn ruling halting retrenchments

    The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and South African Cabin Crew Association took the practitioners to court last month to halt the layoff of workers.

    676 days ago
  • Picture: Ceppwawu.org.za

    Thulisile Mashanda to take over Ceppwawu's affairs as administrator

    On Thursday, the Labour Court issued an order placing the dysfunctional union under administration following years of contraventions with regulations governing the functioning of trade unions in the Labour Relations Act.

    710 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS/facebook.com

    Ceppwawu placed under administration

    The decision follows the union’s failure to submit audited financial statements to the Labour Registrar for four years as prescribed in law.

    711 days ago
  • FILE: SAA planes. Picture: EWN

    Labour Court reserves judgment on unions' bid to halt SAA retrenchments

    Business rescue practitioners gave all workers at SAA until next week to accept severance packages.

    739 days ago
  • FILE: Numsa and South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) members picket at the SAA Airways Park in Kempton Park on 15 November 2019. Picture: EWN

    Court dismisses Numsa, Sacca's urgent bid to halt SAA retrenchments

    Unions Numsa and the South African Cabin Crew Association approached the Labour Court to interdict the airline from cutting jobs.

    823 days ago
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