Trade unions
JUDITH FEBRUARY: Tito Mboweni’s brave wager
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is acutely aware of what needs to be done to repurpose the state, specifically National Treasury, for its democratic mandate,...
-
Putting humans first: Nxesi attends UN labour conference in Ivory Coast
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi, trade unionists and employers' organisations from South Africa will form part of over five hundred delegates in attendance.
-
CARTOON: It's A Jungle Out There
By Dr Jack.
-
Amcu under threat of being deregistered as union
Amcu has failed to hold congresses since its inception, along with a lack of financial disclosures.
-
Labour Registrar waiting on court to place 2 unions under administration
Labour registrar Advocate Lehlohonolo Molefe says that he is waiting for the Labour Court to set down two applications to place unions under administration.
-
Labour registrar: Infighting, poor financial controls a major threat to unions
The registrar has painted a bleak picture of the state of employers’ associations and bargaining councils, saying that even they are not immune.
-
New trade union Flair SA faces uphill battle in appealing to workers
Paballo Sambo and Advocate Ronel de Jager launched Flair South Africa in October 2018, promising to be a voice for professionals in all sectors of the economy irrespective of their gender and sexual orientation.
-
[LISTEN] Are trade unions still relevant in South Africa?
Talk Radio 702 presenter Eusebius McKaiser, a former trade unionist, Jay Naidoo, and director at the Chris Hani Institute Dr Sthembiso Bhengu discuss the current state of trade unions.
-
SA govt agrees modest wage deal with state workers
Under the deal, the government will increase salaries of public sector employees by up to 7% in the first year.
-
Nene: Union wage demands puts SA's spending cuts at risk
The government and public sector unions representing teachers, nurses and the police have been locked in negotiations over wage increases since late 2017.
-
Labour Minister Oliphant hopeful bus strike will end soon
Bus employers say they are still open to negotiations in a bid to end the industrial action.
-
How unions have boosted pay, job security in democratic South Africa
Trade unions remain a force to be reckoned with in SA and that they deliver benefits to their members.
-
'Unions must put economic growth & workers' interests first'
Vavi said workers are faced with many challenges in the workplace with no one to fight for them.
-
Vavi: Cosatu has a lot to answer for
Zwelinzima Vavi says Cosatu is responsible for the public’s negative perception of unions.
-
OPINION: Cosatu Congress: Oliphant in the room
Stephen Grootes says problems of power have beset the ANC.
-
Civil society groups to march against corruption
Society groups and trade unions plan to march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 19 August.
-
Unions far from striking a wage deal with govt
Unions announced they will embark on a one-day march next week to the offices of the National Treasury.
-
OPINION: The trade union federation formerly known as Cosatu
Stephen Grootes says Cosatu as we know it could perhaps end in a whimper.
-
End apartheid for miners, too
Stephen Grootes says apartheid is still breaking the backs of the country’s miners.
