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Cosatu: balancing South African workers' rights and xenophobia 2026-06-01 [Business Report]

Nine thousand social workers are unemployed, and a million learners are in crisis 2026-05-31 [Daily Maverick]

Conference of the Left: Building a left movement for working-class and popular power 2026-05-31 [SACP]

Hiked repo rate will leave its mark on workers' finances 2026-05-31 [Polity/UASA]

Repo rate hike sparks concern over household debt, inflation and economic growth 2026-05-30 [Business Report]

PSA calls for urgent intervention in National Health Laboratory Service debt crisis 2026-05-29 [Polity/PSA]

Hunger is economic violence inflicted daily on SA’s poor 2026-05-29 [Daily Maverick]

SAFTU warmly welcomes arrest of drug traffickers at Beitbridge border post 2026-05-29 [SAFTU]

SAFTU condemns SARB’s disastrous decision to increase interest rates by 25 basis points 2026-05-29 [SAFTU]

Cosatu to participate in SACP's Conference of the Left 2026-05-29 [IOL]

Cosatu warns interest rate hike would punish workers amid oil price surge 2026-05-29 [Sunday World]

NUM condemns attacks on fellow African migrants 2026-05-28 [NUM]

NUM send condolences to families of China mineworkers who died last week Friday 2026-05-28 [NUM]

SAMWU raises alarm over governance failures, worker safety, and crumbling labour relations 2026-05-27 [COSATU]

The workers who feed nine million school children - and earn just R2,300 a month 2026-05-27 [GroundUp]

SAFTU condemns Gold Reef City for bad faith negotiations and prolonging workers’ struggle 2026-05-27 [SAFTU]

SAFTU in support of call for Reserve Bank not to increase interest rates 2026-05-27 [SAFTU]

FEDUSA urges government to show greater resolve as fuel levy relief ends 2026-05-27 [FEDUSA]

FEDUSA notes crime decline but remains concerned it is still a crisis 2026-05-27 [FEDUSA]

Growing disconnect between workers and employment 2026-05-26 [The South African]

SAFTU strongly welcomes historic International Court of Justice ruling affirming the right to strike 2026-05-26 [SAFTU]

Winning the war on crime: The first step to jobs, growth and a better life 2026-05-26 [Business Report]

COSATU statement on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia and Pride Month 2026 2026-05-26 [COSATU]

COSATU urges Reserve Bank not to increase repo rate 2026-05-25 [COSATU]

COSATU applauds President Cyril Ramaphosa’s promulgation into effect of key provisions in the Companies’ Amendment Acts 2026-05-25 [COSATU]

Stagnating formal employment, but growing informal work requires structural changes in responses – UASA 2026-05-23 [Engineering News]

‘Charity can never replace economic justice’: Fawu demands R3 000 vouchers for Shoprite workers 2026-05-23 [The Citizen]

FAWU calls for R3,000 food vouchers for Shoprite workers amid rising food prices 2026-05-23 [IOL]

Gold Fields South Deep wage talks stall as unions demand higher pay amid soaring gold profits 2026-05-22 [NewsNote]

‘Stop bleeding us dry’: Giwusa calls for taxi price control amid fuel price spike 2026-05-22 [The Citizen]

Cosatu backs Public Procurement Act as City of Cape Town challenges it in court 2026-05-22 [IOL]

SAFTU Political and Ideological Commission resolves not to participate in SACP 'Conference of the Left' 2026-05-21 [SAFTU]

COSATU startled old Unemployment Insurance Fund website is still live 2026-05-21 [COSATU]

FAWU supports the campaign against ShopRite profiteering and demands R3,000 food vouchers for all ShopRite workers. 2026-05-20 [SAFTU]

Gold Fields wage talks turn confrontational as unions accuse management of arrogance and demand financial disclosure 2026-05-20 [NewsNote]

NEHAWU on Constitutional Court judgement on sections 36 and 40 of the National Health Act 2026-05-20 [COSATU]

COSATU deeply concerned by dangers posed by Constitutional Court challenge to Public Procurement Act 2026-05-20 [COSATU]

Tension high at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine amid wage talks 2026-05-19 [SABC]

A modern Marshall Plan: reviving South Africa's economy 2026-05-19 [Business Report]

Solidarity files ILO complaint over race-based policies 2026-05-19 [SABC]

SADTU honours Education Support Personnel on World Education Support Personnel Day 2026-05-19 [SADTU]

SAMWU cautiously welcomes appointed board of Lepelle Northern Water 2026-05-18 [COSATU]

COSATU applauds SAMATU for holding a successful National Congress 2026-05-18 [COSATU]

Joblessness remains a bugbear 2026-05-18 [Mail & Guardian]

NEHAWU warns public healthcare crisis deepens 2026-05-18 [NewsNote]

Address By Cosatu General Secretary, Comrade Solly Phetoe, to 2nd National Elective Congress of SAMATU 2026-05-18 [COSATU]

COSATU morns the passing of Kaobitsa Maape 2026-05-18 [COSATU]

Safety vs profit in building sector 2026-05-17 [Mail & Guardian]

Tension mounts at South Deep as NUM and UASA accuses Gold Fields Management of 'arrogance' in wage talks 2026-05-17 [NUM]

POPCRU stands firm against the reintroduction of rank insignia in correctional services 2026-05-16 [IOL]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

6-06-1988 A general strike was declared by black unions and anti-apartheid groups. Up to 3 million took part in the stoppage, in protest at the 2-year-old state of emergency restrictions on the right to strike. They held out against police shootings. [more]

10-06-1918 African workers rallied in Johannesburg to protest the jailing of all 152 striking municipal workers. who had gone on strike for a shilling a day increase in pay. Radicals attempted to organise a general strike which was called off. [more]

26-06-1957 SACTU launches a "one pound a day" campaign and calls for a strike. 70 to 80% of workers in Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and Vereeniging observe it, achieving the first significant wage improvement since 1945. [more]