By Dr Jack & Curtis.
In the Budget Speech on Wednesday, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced that the wage bill would be cut by just over R160 billion over the next three years.
Saftu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said that the money SAA was losing for cancelling today and Saturday's flights could have easily paid for workers' 8% increase demands for a year.
The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, which comes amid increased pressures on the declining economy, is largely expected to focus on austerity measures.
The federation and its affiliate, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) are opposed to the laws which are geared at easing labour relations between employers and workers.
Saftu leader Zwelinzima Vavi said that with his views on trade and exports, it was clear that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni was not trying to break down the colonial nature of the economy.
The country’s organised labour said that the government appeared to have run out of ideas on how to revive the economy.
Statistics South Africa is expected to release its quarterly survey on the unemployment rate on Tuesday.
Trade unions are calling for unity in the labour movement and are warning that the well-being of workers is being compromised by divisions among them.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 150% fuel increase sparked violent protests in Harare and Bulawayo.
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.
Staff at the Eastern Cape institution have been on strike since 29 May, demanding an 8% salary increase.
Members of Parliament on Tuesday passed the contentious bill following months of discussions public hearings and protests from some unions.
It’s understood Thompson was ambushed by heavily armed men who fired at him while he drove from Umhlanga to Durban, narrowly missing his head.
Striking South African Federation of Trade Unions members marched through streets of Johannesburg CBD against the proposed minimum wage.
