Collective bargaining at Numsa
The core business of trade unions is to bargain for better wages and working conditions for their members. This is …
2013
Are communities benefitting from mining
The traditional elite-led model of community development in which traditional authorities work with mining companies is often hyped as a …
Workers’ imbongi
Zweli Mtsolongo is a modern-day imbongi or praise poet who writes and recites poems in praise of political leadership, including …
Youth development in SA
Youth development policies in South Africa need to take a broad approach that addresses problems such as youth unemployment instead …
Cosatu bargaining
At the Collective Bargaining, Organising and Campaigns (CBOC) conference at Boksburg, in March, the Congress of South African Trade Unions …
Sactwu responds
Sactwu’s Andre Kriel who argues that Nattrass’ and Seekings’ views are based on myth not reality. Ilan Strauss adds that …
Unlocking labour laws -17
While managers can use their discretion to change shifts at the workplace there are limits to how they can do …
Unlocking labour laws -19
At some point in a worker’s employment promotion is sought or expected, and the benefits that come with it, such …
Uniting for democracy in Swaziland
Ngugi Wa Thiongo once wrote: ‘ There is no night so long that it does not end with dawn.’ The …
Trade unions, technological changes and production
Technological change at the workplace should be seen as an opportunity for reorganising and unions should plan for it in …