Labour Brokers’ Reign of Terror at UKZN

by | Jun 17, 2010

By Trevor Ngwane and Zamani HlatshwayoWorkers at South Africa’s universities have seen wages and conditions of service nosedive because of “outsourcing”. This happened in the context of the post-apartheid government’s shift away from Reconstructoin and Development in...
Workers Show Solidarity to Demand Better Wages

Workers Show Solidarity to Demand Better Wages

by | Aug 10, 2010

Thousands of public service workers in Cape Town responded to the Congress of South African Trade Unions’ (Cosatu) call for a national strike on Tuesday, 10 August, by marching to parliament where they handed over a list of demands.Workers carried placards with...

SADTU Embarks on an Indefinite Strike Over Wages

by | Aug 18, 2010

17 August 2010SADTU MEDIA STATEMENTThe National Executive Committee of The South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) has taken a unanimous decision that the Union will embark on a full scale indefinite strike over wages beginning with a total shut down from...

It’s a Total Shutdown of Services

by | Aug 20, 2010

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Of Course Public-Sector Strikes are Political

by | Aug 31, 2010

By Khaye Nkwanyana27 August 2010 President Jacob Zuma, out of his anger and frustration at the public-sector wage dispute, is calling for trade unions not to make political statements. The president wants to erect a Chinese wall between the political arena and...