Viva uncertainty!
Have strategic choices of Cosatu – and the institutions for dialogue – contributed towards the reinforcement of existing power relations, …
Vol 29 No 2 Apr/May 2005
Truckers’ strike: Truck loaded with old baggage
The mention of a truckers’ strike invariably conjures up images of huge blockades in the streets of major European cities …
The SACP: Going it alone?
The decision to adopt a resolution at the recent SACP conference to contest the next elections is something that has …
The outsourcing debate rages on
The Labour Relations Act seeks to protect employees from being retrenched in the event of a business, or a part …
The DTI: Anything more than a call centre?
Former DTI minister Alec Erwin has moved on to handling the effective operation of government’s state assets. But what legacy …
Shadow boxing? Cosatu, social movements and the ANC government
To ensure a rigorous assessment of its role, Cosatu invited participants from both the left and the right to its …
SACP: Radical movement of the left or part of government?
The SA Communist Party’s special national congress in April made headlines when claims were made that it might ‘go it …
Privatisation, worker compromise and the emergence of quasi-monopolies: The case of Durban Transport
After 101 years as a public bus company and five years of playing hide and seek with Samwu, Durban Transport …
Labour’s casualisation cancer spreads
The emergence of ‘atypical’ or ‘non-standard’ employment is worrying the labour movement and policy makers. This is an edited version …
HIV/AIDS: Stigma and discrimination in the workplace
We are all familiar with the idea that HIV/AIDS is a stigmatised disease and that people with HIV/AIDS face discrimination. …