A weapon against trade unions: the government’s Charter of Rights
Paul Benjamin argues that the debate about a bill of rights holds too many dangers for it to be ignored …
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A winter of discontent
What were the reasons behind the August mass action campaign? And what does the success of the action mean for …
A wonderful opportunity
SA Finance Minister Derek Keys speaks to David Lewis and Karl von Holdt about the NEF, the state bureaucracy, wage …
A worker at heart
Ray Jaftha, NEHAWU national secretary for tertiary education, talks to Martha Molete.
A worker poet’s passing
In 2005 Alfred Temba Qabula, a remarkable worker poet, died. Qabula was known by thousands of workers in Natal in …
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A tale of four unions: The state of clothing unions in four African countries
At the lowest end of the global supply chain in the garment industry are workers and the organisations that attempt …
A world without newspapers?
Retrenchments in the newspaper industry have escalated recently. But as Anton Harber explains this was a global trend even before …
A Taste of the Jackboot of the New Ruling Elite
Ebrahim Harvey looks at the political ramifications of the demostrations by anti-privatisation activists outside the home of former trade unionist …