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Fruit workers strike over union recognition 2026-08-27 [Ground Up]

Premier Foods faces backlash over Tulbagh plant closure threatening thousands of jobs 2026-08-08 [Weekend Argus]

Fruit canning industry under threat as Premier Foods plans closure 2026-08-08 [GroundUp]

Premier’s Tulbagh factory closure could deal major blow to rural economy 2026-08-06 [Cape Argus]

Cosatu slams Premier Foods over Tulbagh plant closure as thousands of jobs hang in the balance 2026-08-06 [IOL]

COSATU stands with workers and Tulbagh community to defend Rhodes Processing Plant 2026-08-04 [COSATU]

151 new teacher posts announced for Province's schools in 2027 2026-07-30 [Cape Argus]

Prasa retrenchments reduced as task team works to save hundreds of jobs 2026-07-16 [Cape {town} Etc]

Farmworkers fear eviction from Paarl wine estate 2026-07-16 [GroundUp]

Roads transfer talks hit hurdle as SAMWU rejects process 2026-07-04 [George Herald]

COSATU hails Constitutional Court victory on Tafelberg site as a triumph for housing justice 2026-07-03 [COSATU]

COSATU mourns 16 lives lost in N1 bus tragedy near Touwsrivier 2026-07-03 [COSATU]

COSATU urges workers to reject 'fabricated' 30 June deadline 2026-06-29 [GroundUp]

Police hunt for gunmen after Cape Town sergeant’s murder 2026-06-23 [News24]

COSATU gives City of Cape Town seven-day ultimatum over soaring living costs 2026-06-20 [Smile FM]

SAMWU welcomes tariff judgment and demands accountability over public funds wasted on failed litigation 2026-06-08 [COSATU]

Legal battle looms over City of Cape Town's Procurement Act 2026-05-22 [Cape Argus]

NEHAWU calls on DA government to account for its failure to build a new healthcare facility for decommissioned GF Jooste Hospital 2026-05-18 [COSATU]

POPCRU demands immediate consequence management over SAPS’ reckless and unlawful disclosure of confidential medical information of members 2026-05-09 [COSATU]

COSATU eagerly awaits the arrest of those guilty of George Building collapse 2026-05-09 [COSATU]

General Secretary Solly Phetoe's address to Provincial Shop Steward Council 2026-04-29 [COSATU]

Teacher vindicated in 'sick game' 2026-04-17 [Cape Argus]

In remembrance: Bongani Slatsha 2026-04-15 [Campus Communications]

Why Mafia are targeting schools 2026-04-14 [The South African]

How rising fuel costs are squeezing Cape Town's workforce and businesses 2026-04-14 [Cape Argus]

Labour Court reinstates City of Cape Town clerk after being fired for clocking out 14 minutes early 2026-02-24 [Voice of the Cape]

SAMWU welcomes Labour Court victories against City of Cape Town 2026-02-23 [COSATU]

SAPU welcomes High Court bail ruling for Anti-Gang Unit members 2026-02-01 [Smile 80.4]

Three cops fired for 'Good morning mlungu' jibe reinstated 2026-01-22 [Sunday Tribune]

SADTU ongratulates the NSC class of 2025 2026-01-13 [SADTU]

Education Department faces challenges as schools prepare to reopen in disadvantaged areas 2026-01-07 [IOL]

Cosatu urges Education Department to accept court ruling reinstating Wesley Neumann as principal 2026-01-06 [IOL]

SAPU backs court’s decision to deny bail to Anti-Gang Unit members 2025-12-23 [Eyewitness News]

Anatomy of a hospital: Groote Schuur in a time of budget and staffing cuts 2025-11-26 [Mail & Guardian]

COSATU mourns the death of Ambassador Franklin Sonn 2025-11-21 [COSATU]

'I felt humiliated': officer resigns after 'shameful' period incident on duty 2025-11-20 [The Weekend Argus]

Workers shut down Cape Town construction project over unpaid wages 2025-11-12 [GroundUp]

SACP and NUM picket over surge of violent crime 2025-11-07 [Eyewitness News]

SADTU outraged by incident of bullying at Milnerton High School 2025-10-22 [SADTU]

Samwu concerned by crimes against waste management staff 2025-10-12 [Eyewitness News]

Amid concerns over teacher safety,NAPTOSA calls on SAPS to increase visibility in high-risk areas 2025-10-07 [Eyewitness News]

COSATU GS Solly Phetoe's remarks: to COSATU 40th anniversary build-up event 2025-09-30 [COSATU]

COSATU condemns abrupt closure of taxi routes, calls for urgent stakeholder engagement 2025-09-16 [COSATU ]

SAPU calls for better crime-fighting strategies in province 2025-09-12 [Eyewitness News]

NUM secures reinstatement of 23 members in landmark labour court ruling 2025-09-11 [NUM]

COSATU condemns City of Cape Town’s heartless cutting of Dial-A-Ride Service for the blind and people with other disabilities 2025-08-25 [COSATU]

2000 workers at Lucky Star down tools to press against unilateral workplace changes at Oceana 2025-08-21 [IOL]

SADTU media statement on post provisioning for 2026 2025-08-12 [SADTU]

Burglary and vandalism cost schools R1 million during holidays 2025-08-05 [Cape Argus]

Leadership crisis in police intelligence threatens crime-fighting efforts 2025-08-03 [IOL]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

23-10-1913 With 5,000 Indian workers on strike in North Natal, Gandhi publicly declares his intention to pull strikers out of the mines and seek a mass arrest, if necessary by illegally crossing the Transvaal border. [more]

25-10-1913 Gandhi meets with coal mine owners and other employers of Indian workers at the Durban Chamber of Commerce and explains the strike is the result of the government’s refusal to abolish the £ 3 tax. [more]

30-10-1978 A strike at Eveready, a British manufacturer of automotive batteries, becomes the first legal strike in 20 years. Several workers are made redundant when they refuse to return to work. [more]