Privatisation: a working alternative
In a remarkable display of teamwork, trade unions and the Cape Town municipality have extended proper water services to all …
Issue
Privatisation: pushing ahead
Government is pushing full steam ahead with privatisation. Malcolm Ray looks at different union responses to this issue. Attachments …
Privatisation: rethinking union strategy
In a globalised economy, insisting on state provision of all basic services may not be feasible. Brendan Martin suggests that …
Privatisation: setting the ground rules National Framework Agreement document
Government and labour have signed a National Framework Agreement, which sets out principles and procedures for the restructuring of state …
Preserving privileges: the quota debate
Liesl Orr, Jeremy Daphne, and Claire Horton argue that the vote against a quota system at the COSATU Congress was …
Privatising Zambia’s Copper Belt: Cost to Health Care
The privatisation of health services at the Luanshya Copper Mines in Zambia has led to deteriorating services for workers. Angela …
Presidential address
Documents: By National Union of Mineworkers.
Problems and opportunities: The Natalspruit market
As formal jobs shrink, informal trading becomes more important. David Dickinson and Louise Whittaker report on the Natalspruit market on …
Presidential succession where are ‘the people’
Mazibuko Jara reflects on a presidential race that is not revolutionary, but opens up some space for the reinstatement of …
Problems in Collective Bargaining
Documents: By John Copelyn National Organiser NUTW.