What happened at VW?
Kally Forrest explores why the three-week strike against NUMSA took place at VW and concludes that workers learned through their …
In the Workplace
Weakness of the anti-LRA campaign
Martin Jansen argues that the anti-LRA campaign has been weakened by lack of a clear strategy. He argues that a …
Weighing up cost of silicosis
The mineworker class action lawsuit is an opportunity to challenge employer and state neglect of workers’ health and safety, write …
Western Cape farm workers strike
After a successful strike farm workers are facing a backlash from farmers through retrenchments, reduced working days, and charges for …
Waste pickers
In the previous Labour Bulletin Kally Forrest wrote about how waste pickers in South Africa are getting organised. In this …
Waste pickers without frontiers.
Across the world companies and governments greatly benefit from waste pickers’ work. Yet these workers are invisible and looked down …
We are always exposed to violence: interview with a shopsteward
Briefing: By the South African Labour Bulletin.
We are no longer a fear-filled people
By Karl von Holdt, Labour Research Service, Zolile Mtshelwane
We must be doing the right thing interview with Makgane Thobejane
Tanya van Meelis interviews Makgane Thobejane, labour relations specialist for the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council. Attachments We must be …
We Welcome…
Comment: By South African Labour Bulletin