New challenges, old constraints: the automobile sector
As tariff protection comes down, the auto sector must restructure to survive in a fiercely competitive global market. Malcolm Ray …
In the Workplace
Negotiating production
By Lael Bethlehem
Negotiating retrenchments a toolbox
Tanya van Meelis identifies three tools that may be used to strengthen labour’s position when dealing with retrenchments. Attachments …
Negotiating retrenchments?
The labour movement has called for negotiations instead of consultation when it comes to retrenchment. Anton Roskam and Doris Tshepe …
Negotiating the crisis
Worker participation at PG Bison collapses. Management proposes retrenchment. The union embarks on a research project. Union and company negotiate …
Negotiations in the public sector: What went wrong?
Trade unions in the public sector spent almost eight months at the bargaining table. After striking for a month, questions …
Nestlé workers: chess pieces in a global capitalist game
Nestlé South Africa has embarked on extensive restructuring with resultant job losses. Kally Forrest looks at union responses and puts …
National Postal Strike
Briefings/Reports: SALB Correspondent.
National Strategic HIV/AIDS Plan: Making It Work for Labour
Government has adopted an ambitious plan to address HIV/AIDS. Nina Benjamin unpicks how labour can convert this Strategic Plan into …
National strike wave for wages
Labour Action: By Renée Roux