Our democracy was won through mass mobilisation, armed struggle 2024-04-29 [IOL] Basic Education slammed over unfilled teacher positions 2024-04-29 [SABC] Electoral Amendment Act signals SA’s democracy is maturing: SAFTU 2024-04-28 [SABC] Freedom in a liberal democracy does not guarantee socio-economic wellbeing 2024-04-28 [SAFTU] A journey of struggle and solidarity – SAFTU’S 7th Anniversary 2024-04-28 [Radio Islam] COSATU celebrates 30 years of democracy, freedom and workers’ rights 2024-04-27 [COSATU] Union loses ‘loan’ case 2024-04-27 [Independent on Saturday] Master of the High Court workers issue ultimatum 2024-04-26 [The Witness] EPWP celebrates 20 years of providing temporary employment 2024-04-26 [Power98.7FM] Wage increases must be based on actual pay rates, says Solidarity 2024-04-26 [Business Day] COSATU says will find ways to ease public sector tensions amid union wage strike threats 2024-04-26 [Eyewitness News] COSATU, SACP warn ANC to stick to plans to reconfigure tripartite alliance 2024-04-26 [Eyewitness News] Nehawu: Understaffed health centres puts lives at risk 2024-04-26 [East Coast Radio] COSATU welcomes National Council of Provinces’ passage of Pension Funds Amendment Bill 2024-04-26 [COSATU] COSATU welcomes Parliament’s adoption of Climate Change Bill 2024-04-26 [COSATU] Lower inflation will bring relief to cash strapped consumers, says Uasa 2024-04-25 [The Mercury] POPCRU raises concerns about lack of consultation on SAPS staff relocation from Telkom building 2024-04-25 [Polity/POPCRU] Amcu-linked Labour Party asks ConCourt to postpone elections 2024-04-25 [Sunday World] Workers question agreement signed by unions and Post Office 2024-04-25 [SABC] Steel sector returns to bargaining table for 2024 wage talks 2024-04-25 [SABC] Agricultural hubs create work and hope for hundreds 2024-04-25 [GroundUp] COSATU celebrates life of late President of African National Congress, Oliver Tambo 2024-04-25 [COSATU] COSATU applauds progressive agreement to halt retrenchments of 6 000 workers at Post Office 2024-04-25 [COSATU] Education department will hire temps to fill 31 000 teacher vacancies 2024-04-25 [Mail & Guardian] High noon for tense pay rise talks in SA’s struggling steel industry 2024-04-24 [Daily Maverick] Amplats sets record-breaking 27 consecutive months without any miners killed on the job 2024-04-24 [Daily Maverick] Post Office backtracks, agrees with unions to halt retrenchments 2024-04-23 [SABC] Samwu to denounce move to appeal case against officials linked to R295m Rooiwal tender 2024-04-23 [Pretoria News] Domestic worker sues pitso for millions of rands over injuries 2024-04-23 [Gigasiworld] COSATU demands urgent action against employers failing to pay contributions to workers’ pension funds 2024-04-23 [COSATU] COSATU presents its submission on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill to Parliament 2024-04-23 [COSATU] Unions march for permanent posts 2024-04-23 [The Witness] SAFTU marks its 7th anniversary 2024-04-23 [SAFTU] Fiscal austerity continues to cause low public service headcount 2024-04-23 [SAFTU] SAFTU condemns veto by US government to bar Palestine from United Nations 2024-04-23 [SAFTU] Constitutional Court sets a corporate precedent in Coca-Cola merger retrenchments ruling 2024-04-23 [Daily Maverick] COSATU deeply dismayed government accepted resignation of Director-General of Department of Military Veterans 2024-04-23 [COSATU] COSATU urges Pitso Mosimane and the Compensation of Occupational Injuries and Diseases Fund to compensate his former domestic worker in full 2024-04-22 [COSATU] COSATU welcomes Pretoria High Court’s dismissal of dubious Thuja Capital attempt to solicit R5 billion from UIF 2024-04-22 [COSATU] COSATU welcomes positive SABC wage agreement with CWU 2024-04-22 [COSATU] Daily Maverick shuts down for 24-hours to protest against journalism crisis 2024-04-21 [IFJ] Obituary: Remembering Arunajalam Coopsamy Naicker 2024-04-20 [THe Witness] SADTU pleads with government for more teaching staff 2024-04-19 [Power98.7FM] Outsourcing fails hundreds of hard-working security guards and cleaners yet again 2024-04-19 [ActionSA] Court dismisses Sama’s application to help doctor who was fired 2024-04-19 [Sunday World] Labour Party fulfilled requirements to contest polls: Mathunjwa 2024-04-19 [SABC] SAFTU outraged that construction mafias are allowed to proliferate and stop much-needed development 2024-04-18 [SAFTU] Pressure mounts as Wits University security guards fight against inequality 2024-04-18 [Wits Vuvuzela] Nehawu has called a strike at the Dube TradePort at King Shaka International Airport 2024-04-18 [Engineering News] Coca Cola bottler wins ConCourt battle over job cuts 2024-04-18 [News24]
This month in labour history 14-04-1979 Inaugural meeting of FOSATU in Hammanskraal, the first non-racial, democratic national trade union federation with a strong field organization encouraging workers' control. [more]
14-04-1979 Inaugural meeting of FOSATU in Hammanskraal, the first non-racial, democratic national trade union federation with a strong field organization encouraging workers' control. [more]