Ubuntu for the people
Employment and unemployment
Vol 22 No 5 Oct 1998
This is class warfare: the struggle for democracy in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has been hit by waves of strike action, which show no signs of abating. Lucien van der Walt examines …
The organiser’s dilemma: union responses to industrial restructuring
Industrial restructuring places union organisers in a predicament. They realise the need to restructure, but are wary of the threats …
The new poor: organisational challenges
The new poor in Durban include marginalised workers and those who have no hope of finding any kind of job. …
Strike breakers: a force to be reckoned with
Security companies are adding fuel to the fire of strike situations in KwaZulu-Natal. Heinrich Bohmke reports.
Status and service: patterns of development in KwaZulu-Natal
Huge variations exist in the levels of development in different parts of KwaZulu-Natal. Brian O’Leary traces the reasons for these …
Shifting the balance: weaving gender into union work
Gender issues remain outside the mainstream activities of unions. Vanessa Jantjies and Althea MacQuene outline the steps that NUMSA Western …
SEWU conference
SEWU
Privatisation: a working alternative
In a remarkable display of teamwork, trade unions and the Cape Town municipality have extended proper water services to all …
Pesticides: time to take action
Exposure to pesticides can cause chronic health problems, and even the death of workers. Not only are pesticides widely used …