Women workers: clearing the gender hurdles
Fiona Dove compares the seven-year battle for gender equality in COSATU to a major obstacle course, with the finish line …
Vol 16 No 8 1992
What is the future of labour?
Karl von Holdt argues that a new form of trade unionism – strategic unionism – is emerging in South Africa. …
Union profile: POTWA
For eight years POTWA has waged militant struggles for union rights and recognition. Now it has won those. But commercialisation …
Union representatives of the CGF, Secret salary survey, Company profile: Malbak, Electrification; power to the people, Inflation
Labour Research Service Attachments Economic Notes. Union representatives on the CGF (205 kB)
Two recent books on women workers
Debbie Budlender looks at two new books on women and labour. Attachments Review. Tow recent books on women workers …
The role of the trade union movement in the future South Africa
Tito Mboweni from the ANC’s Department of Economic Planning give his views Attachments The role of the trade union …
The name of the game is membership
Too much to debate about politics and too little organisational work are weakening COSATU, warns COSATU organising secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. …
The future of wage bargaining
Karl von Holdt speaks to NUMSA’s national organising secretary. Attachments The future of wage bargaining (3 MB)
The Brazilian labour movement proposing alternatives
Karl von Holdt visited Brazil in April. He reports on the economic and organisational challenges facing the Brazilian labour movement. …
Preparing for the future
Is the era of conflict being replaced by a new era of co-operation? How is the character of trade unionism …