Post office strike & future bargaining
Wages and working conditions have been at the centre of disputes in the strikes of 2012 and the industrial unrest …
Vol 37 Number 2 June/July 2013
Post office strike and Future bargaining
An unusual demand triggered a strike at the South African Post Office (Sapo). After being convinced by their colleagues that …
Media leaks
After the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in February, there was a flurry …
Media Leaks: How Cosatu responded
After the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in February, there was a flurry …
Marikana and end of honeymoon: thinking time for unions
In this second part of the interview Tinyiko Sam Maluleke recently appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor: Internationalisation, Advancement and Student Affairs …
Marikana: A view from the mountain and a case to answer Jacana press, 2012
The book is a voice from below that gives voice to the workers who are often the objects but hardly …
Learning to learn
If one looks at South Africa’s labour history, especially the Durban strikes of 1973 and 1974, a lot can be …
Learning to learn: linking Marikana with labour history
If one looks at South Africa’s labour history, especially the Durban strikes of 1973 and 1974, a lot can be …
Collective bargaining at Numsa: insights from NBC
The core business of trade unions is to bargain for better wages and working conditions for their members. This is …
Collective bargaining at Numsa
The core business of trade unions is to bargain for better wages and working conditions for their members. This is …