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NUMSA strike forces First Battery to review retrenchments 2026-08-07 [IndustriALL]

Municipal workers block streets over safety concerns 2026-08-06 [GroundUp]

Teachers blocked from posts after qualifications not recognised 2026-08-04 [Daily Dispatch]

SA’s oldest newspaper faces uncertain future while new owners leave staff unpaid 2026-07-31 [Daily Maverick]

Naptosa calls for action after pupil allegedly slaps educator 2026-07-28 [TimesLIVE]

Provincial automotive industry faces survival threat: NUMSA 2026-07-18 [SABC]

Treasury freezes Makana funding, union revolts 2026-07-10 [Grocott's Mail]

COSATU congratulates SADTU Eastern Cape for holding a successful 3rd Quadrennial Conference 2026-07-03 [COSATU]

Hundreds march in support of municipal workers in Ngcobo 2026-06-30 [GroundUp]

MEC, Head of Dept ordered to pay wages or face arrest/fine 2026-06-27 [Juta Medical Brief]

Govt to enter talks with Numsa, BAIC to end strike 2026-06-26 [News]

BAIC strike continues 2026-06-25 [AlgoaFM]

COSATU marches against high cost of living and austerity measures 2026-06-18 [COSATU]

Strike looms in Nelson Mandela Bay — Samwu warns of governance breakdown 2026-05-27 [Daily Maverick]

Samwu threatens action over dysfunctional metro 2026-05-27 [The Herald]

Dana Spicer retrenchments spark strikes, economic alarm in the Bay 2026-05-26 [Nova News]

SAMWU condemns continued union bashing and victimisation of shop stewards at Amatola Water 2026-05-26 [COSATU]

Dana workers strike in support of retrenched colleagues 2026-05-22 [The Herald]

Teacher pay dispute sparks closure announcement at school: department pushes back 2026-05-15 [IOL]

POPCRU saddened by the tragic deaths of three SAPS members in Kariega 2026-05-09 [COSATU]

Chris Hani security guards unpaid for months go on strike 2026-05-05 [GroundUp]

Hundreds of SAMWU members march in Buffalo City: Workers demand an end to outsourcing 2026-05-04 [GroundUp]

National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union Calls Off Strike at Dora Nginza Hospital 2026-04-14 [Central News]

NEHAWU calls on Dora Nginza Hospital workers to resume duties 2026-04-14 [SABC]

Court bars Dora Nginza workers from striking amid hospital chaos 2026-04-13 [The Herald]

Teachers' organisation demands investigation into Education Department corruption 2026-03-29 [IOL]

COSATU supports NEHAWU views on the fire incident at Botha Sigcau building 2026-03-28 [COSATU]

R35,000 payment: Teacher wins bonus dispute after department refuses to acknowledge new qualification 2026-03-27 [IOL]

Illegal strike by clinic staff disrupts Buffalo City health services 2026-03-18 [AlgoaFM]

Chaos at BCM clinics after government denies health workers permanent jobs 2026-03-18 [Daily Dispatch]

SAMWU obtains arbitration award and a certified variation order against Makana Local Municipality for non-implementation of job evaluation outcome 2026-03-14 [COSATU]

Social workers refuse to work in Stutterheim office after labour department finds it unsafe 2026-03-12 [GroundUp]

COSATU reflections on State of the Province Address 2026 2026-03-04 [COSATU]

Municipal employees suspend strike after meeting mayor 2026-02-26 [TimesLIVE]

Livingstone Hospital evicts 50 nurses 2026-02-12 [Juta Medical Brief]

NAPTOSA demands urgent school safety measures after Ntabankulu shooting 2026-02-06 [Mthatha Express]

COSATU welcomes newly sworn in Executive Mayor of Alfred Nzo District 2026-02-05 [COSATU]

COSATU Eastern Cape outraged by the senseless killing of teachers at Ntabankulu 2026-01-27 [COSATU]

SADTU imourns the four innocent female teachers killed at Tabankulu Primary School 2026-01-23 [SADTU]

FEDUSA calls for tighter school security after deadly shooting 2026-01-23 [FEDUSA]

Workers protest for beefed up security at depot 2026-01-22 [GroundUp]

SAFTU on the municipal crisis, austerity and service delivery apartheid in Nelson Mandela Bay 2026-01-05 [SAFTU]

SADTU dips its banner in honour of Comrade Thandaza”Chwama” Soya 2025-12-31 [SADTU]

Business, labour agree on co-ordinated action to halt Nelson Mandela Bay’s economic freefall 2025-12-02 [The Herald]

Nelson Mandela Bay workers demand four months’ overtime pay 2025-11-26 [The Herald]

COSATU Eastern Cape hosts COSATU 40th anniversary lecture 2025-11-22 [COSATU]

Gqeberha e-hailing drivers march over safety concerns, unfair pricing 2025-11-15 [SABC]

There are now two provinces where more people are unemployed than working 2025-11-13 [BusinessTech]

Health workers' union marches over issues plaguing hospitals in Nelson Mandela Bay 2025-10-17 [Eyewitness News]

NEHAWU condemns violence and destruction of property at University of Fort Hare 2025-10-09 [COSATU]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

9-09-1970 As they were prohibited from joining a union, a provident fund (GFWBF) was established to help black workers, particularly in the textile and furniture sectors. [more]

11-09-1973 Underground miners in the west of the country, whose wages keep them in poverty, go on strike. Police open fire killing 12 and injuring 38 mineworkers. [more]