Labour Brokers’ Reign of Terror at UKZN

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...

UCT: Between Outsourcing, Liberalism and Apathy

By Alex de ComarmondMuch has been written about the heyday of anti-apartheid struggles at South African Universities. But what can be made of campus culture today? Have the famous UCT sit-ins been replaced by corporate sit-ins, where hundreds of students gather on the...
Public Sector Workers Embark on Indefinite Strike

Public Sector Workers Embark on Indefinite Strike

On Wednesday, 18 August 2010, the public sector unions will embark on an indefinite strike following the rejection of the wage offer made by government. One week ago trade unions in every province marched to raise awareness around their demands and thousands came in...

Statement: NUMSA Supports Public Workers Strike

18 August 2010 1.      The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa)  supports the decision by the public sector workers to go to a rolling mass action in demand of a living wage and improved conditions of employment. This public workers strike should be...