Worker Control
This article traces the political and organisational origins of the Worker Control practice and theory in the South African labour …
Vol 18 No 3 Jun 1994
Unions for Unions? The case of MSF in Britain
Colin Adkin and Brian Harris work as union research officers in the London Head Office of MSF, Britain’s biggest union …
Trade Union strategies in an integrated Southern Africa
With a democratic South Africa now part of the Southern African Development Community, and South African business poised to move …
The Role of Intellectuals in trade unions
A discussion between Jabu Gwala: Recently elected general secretary of SACTWU, Jabu started his working life in the garden of …
The Big Brain Drain
Sakhela Buhlungu writes about the personnel crisis facing unions as large numbers of experienced and skilled officials – for one …
Teambuilding in Unions
In the previous article two staffers at the London Head Office of a large British Trade Union (MSF) described how …
Struggle as usual in the New South Africa
SALB writer Zolile Mtshelwane reports on the strike wave that rolled around the country in the wake of the elections. …
Stopping the Gravy Train
SALB writer Deanne Collins enters the debate about pay scales and values in the public sector – and in society …
Restructuring the Labour Movement after Apartheid
Geoff Schreiner examines the capacity and trajectory of Cosatu after the elections, and argues for a far leaner, more professional …
Public sector pay cuts
SALB writer Deanne Collins reports on a recent workshop for COSATU’s public sector unions, and reflects on the problems facing …