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Toilet cleaners strike over non-payment 2024-03-08 [Elitsha]

‘They’ve left the poor behind’ — rural voters say they’ve lost faith in ANC 2024-02-29 [Daily Maverick]

Worst of hiring freeze over, health department assures health workers 2024-02-17 [GroundUp]

UCT strike begins – support staff demand 7.5% increase for 2024 2024-02-11 [Cape Town Etc]

Update on bargaining engagements and planned UCT EU action 2024-02-10 [UCT]

Cape Town law enforcement officers protest dismissal 2024-02-09 [Elitsha]

City stands ground on firing LEAP officers, who are mostly black and women 2024-02-09 [Daily Voice]

COSATU statement on passing of Comrade Alan Roberts 2024-02-05 [COSATU]

City fires 66 LEAP officers 2024-02-03 [Daily Voice]

Worker who earns R3,500 per month spends R1,200 on transport 2024-02-01 [GroundUp]

COSATU strongly condemns dismissal of more than 100 Law Enforcement Officers by City of Cape Town 2024-02-01 [COSATU]

Officials raise alarm over hiring freeze at province’s largest hospitals 2024-02-01 [GroundUp]

COSATU shocked by tragic accident that led to death of three farmworkers near Philadelphia 2023-12-12 [COSATU]

Workers under minister Creecy’s “cleaning and greening” project demand unpaid wages 2023-12-07 [GroundUp]

Community health workers to receive feedback 2023-11-25 [George Herald]

Small farmers celebrate victory outside Cape High Court 2023-11-22 [GroundUp]

Farm worker family evicted, belongings dumped on the side of the road 2023-11-21 [GroundUp]

SRC, DETAWU want external review of report into governance lapses at UCT 2023-11-10 [Eyewitness News]

Women farm workers demand meeting with Minister of Agriculture 2023-11-09 [GroundUp]

City of Cape Town concerned about attacks on its staff in townships 2023-11-02 [Eyewitness News]

SAMWU calls for action from Knysna Municipality 2023-10-25 [Knysna-Plett Herald]

NEHAWU believes investigation report into allegations of tender irregularities by CEO Andile Nongogo Provides sufficient grounds for his immediate dismissal 2023-10-19 [COSATU]

Samwu members placed on special leave 2023-10-19 [Cape Times]

Families of Rheinmetall Denel Munition victims call for a formal inquest 2023-09-08 [Elitsha]

Taxi task team reach agreement, but stay mum on details 2023-09-02 [GroundUp]

COSATU threatens to take COCT to court over electricity tariffs 2023-08-28 [Eyewitness News]

Cosatu joins protest against Cape Towns electricity tariff hike 2023-08-26 [The Citizen]

Metrorail manager ‘must have the skills to get the job done’ 2023-08-25 [Cape Times]

COSATU statement on passing of former Provincial Chairperson of SACTWU, Comrade Mymoena Williams 2023-08-17 [COSATU]

Figure out how to pay workers in full anyway, employers urged before taxi-strike wages disaster hits 2023-08-12 [News24]

‘A great relief’ — Santaco calls off taxi strike 2023-08-11 [Daily Maverick]

SANTACO ends taxi strike 2023-08-10 [GroundUp]

COSATU requests urgent intervention of CCMA to facilitate negotiations to resolve devastating taxi standoff 2023-08-10 [COSATU]

SADTU media statement on ongoing taxi strike and associated violence 2023-08-10 [SADTU]

Santaco accepts Cape Town mayor’s invitation back to negotiating table as taxi strike is extended 2023-08-10 [Daily Maverick]

Taxi strike extended for two more days despite Santaco’s 9 August end date 2023-08-10 [Daily Maverick]

Microcosm of a fractured society — taxi operators’ strike is not a simple black and white issue 2023-08-10 [Daily Maverick]

Taxi strike continues after talks stall 2023-08-07 [Eyewitness News]

HOSPERSA calls for swift action against perpetrators of violence in Cape Town 2023-08-07 [Eyewitness News]

Day 4: Brace for another day of taxi strike after Santaco-government talks collapse 2023-08-07 [Daily Maverick]

Cape Town taxi strike: SAMWU mourns death of municipal police officer 2023-08-06 [The Bulrushes]

Lives of poor and working class people upended by violent taxi strike 2023-08-05 [GroundUp]

COSATU media statement on SANTACO strike 2023-08-04 [COSATU]

Taxi strike begins immediately, ranks emptied over by-law clash with City of Cape Town 2023-08-03 [Daily Maverick]

Equal Education, SADTU fail in education challenge 2023-07-19 [GroundUp]

COSATU condemns City of Cape Town’s outrageous implementation of unapproved electricity tariff increase 2023-07-18 [COSATU]

NUMSA region in new fight with national leadership 2023-07-14 [GroundUp]

COSATU appalled by provincial government's non-use of hundred and ten luxury BMW vehicles 2023-07-10 [Polity]

DA provincial government snubs Cosatu memorandum 2023-07-07 [TimesLIVE]

Numsa blocks regional secretary from returning to work 2023-07-01 [Sunday World]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

2-03-1969 SACTU leaders exiled in Zambia meet to develop a strategy to revitalize the union, which has been rendered ineffective by the apartheid government. [more]

6-03-1955 Progressive members of the TLC join forces with CNETU unions to create SACTU (South African Council of Trade Unions) in Johannesburg with 9 affiliates and 20,000 members. By 1959 there will be 35 affiliates and 46,000 members. [more]