Labour

WE ARE THE UNION

WE ARE THE UNION

  A successful 10-week strike by Student Workers of Columbia displayed the power of an insurgent rank-and-file.  SINCE THE 1970s, WORKER participation in labour unions in the United States has been in serious decline. In 1954, a high of over 28% of all US workers...

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THE CLOVER STRIKE

THE CLOVER STRIKE

In late February, Amandla interviewed Comrade Montwane Ngoato, a Giwusa shop steward who works at the Clayville Plant as a Load Controller, checking stock into the trucks.  He stays in Tembisa with his family.  Amandla!: The strike that’s been going on, since the end...

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WHAT IS THE WAY FORWARD FOR PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS?

WHAT IS THE WAY FORWARD FOR PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS?

Amandla! interviewed Nehawu’s Sidney Kgara  Amandla!: The Constitutional Court recently ruled that government does not have to honour collective bargaining agreements if they “can’t afford” to do so. From Nehawu’s point of view, what are the key elements of this...

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