Young blood runs hot as workers lose patience
The recent wave of strikes have revealed some important challenges for the labour movement. The Labour Bulletin attempts to explore …
Vol 29 No 4 Aug/Sep 2005
Women taking back the workplace
Countrywide celebrations recently held to mark national Women’s Day have come and gone but the problems facing women in their …
When the elephants fight the grass will suffer
The problem of two centres of power is not only an ANC issue-it is increasingly applying to unions. A number …
When things fall apart
The ‘left’ within the ANC emerged from the recent National General Council (NGC) meeting ‘victorious’ that President Thabo Mbeki and …
Wedding bells for Fedusa and Nactu
Hundreds of delegates from Fedusa affiliates will gather on 15 September to debate their future and whether to endorse a …
The road to China via Hong Kong
Global mass organising around the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting to be held in Hong Kong in December is …
Sweating it out for a hundred a week
What has happened to the thousands of clothing workers who have lost their jobs in recent years? Jennifer Greenburg examines …
Strikes, police brutality and the media
In recent weeks major strikes have hit the retail, airline and municipal sectors. Martin Jansen explores the media’s coverage of …
Reinforcing colonial triumphs: white north and black south
Is the G8 perpetuating the division between the so-called white north and black south of Africa? Naefa Khan argues that …
Pick n Pay Labour’s Jekyll and Hyde
Pick ‘n Pay – perceived to be the market leader in the retail sector in relation to wages and employment …