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Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012

Unions short-changing

by Asanda Benya

Although women now work in mines, masculine culture continues to dominate, writes Asanda Benya.   Attachments 5. Unions short-changing (116 …

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Categories 2012, In the Workplace, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags masculinity

Treasury evidence

by Niall Reddy and Ilan Strauss.

The arguments used by the National Treasury in supporting the introduction of a youth wage subsidy (YWS) are not only …

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Categories 2012, On politics and economics, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags National Treasury wage subsidy

Strikes for wages and democracy in Zimbabwe

by Taurai Mereki

The Communication and Allied Services Workers Union of Zimbabwe (Caswuz) has had a long history of fighting for improved working …

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Categories 2012, Across the Globe, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags Caswuz improved working conditions democracy

Resisting colonisation of union lifeworld

by Elijah Chiwota

Trade unions such as the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) are always defending the rights of workers …

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Categories 2012, In the unions, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags Numsa

Progressive alliances

by Asbjørn Wahl

The time for trade unions to remain in old-fashioned alliances with social democrats is over and therefore unions should begin …

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Categories 2012, Across the Globe, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags trade unions social democrats

PHC & transformation

by Nehawu

National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) welcomes the Primary Health Care (PHC) approach as outlined in the Green …

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Categories 2012, In the unions, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags Nehawu PHC

Organising communities for sustainable development

by Elijah Chiwota and Nohle Mbuthuma

Communities of the Wild Coast in the Eastern Cape are organising on climate change and taking on companies that are …

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Categories 2012, In the community, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags communities

Impala Platinum strike

by Crispen Chinguno

The Impala strike raises a number of issues on trade union organising and threatens the future of large unions. What …

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Categories 2012, In the Workplace, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags Impala strike violent strike

How NUM avoided disaster

by Raphaël Botiveau

This year the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) celebrated its 30th anniversary at its 14th National Congress. It was more …

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Categories 2012, In the unions, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags National Union of Mineworkers

Gated Rustenburg

by Andries Bezuidenhout and Sakhela Buhlungu

Rustenburg is often presented as a platinum mining success story. The local government points to the town’s economic growth rate, …

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Categories 2012, In the Workplace, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags platinum mining economic growth rate
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