The PCC – What does labour say?
Woodrajh Aroun spoke to Mbulaheni Mbodi (NUMSA shop steward and National Secretary of Eskom Shopstewards Council) and Mac Chavalala (SAFTU …
In the unions
Representing workers on a mandate
Long-time NUMSA trade unionist, Christine Olivier, has just been elected the assistant general secretary of the 50 million-strong global trade …
The Presidential Climate Commission – unpacking the details
Woodrajh Aroun In December 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the establishment of a 22-person Climate Change Coordinating Commission (now called …
Views from the ground
A retrenched coal miner from eMalahleni, a community environmental activist in eMalahleni and two Mpumalanga trade unionists share their concerns …
Just another Transition or a Just Transition? It’s in labour’s hands
If trade unions are to take control of the concept of Just Transition, they must reframe the debate by building …
Public transport can reduce emissions and inequality
While public transport was largely absent from the official conference programme of COP26, on the civil society fringe, trade unions, …
Informal workers empower themselves around climate change
The International Federation of Workers’ Education Associations (IFWEA) is running a 3-year on-line project for mainly informal workers on the …
NUMSA adapts to Covid-19
Covid 19 has wreaked havoc on workers’ lives and has forced trade unions to change the ways they operate. Vanessa …
‘It is just a hustle’: A migrant vendor speaks
For an immigrant street trader in Durban, life was hard before the lockdown in 2020. But the COVID-19 crisis lowered …