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Solidar Suisse visits BWI regional office, marks historic cooperation [BWI] 2022-05-28
Saftu’s division laid bare at congress [New Frame] 2022-05-28
Metalworkers celebrate as ArcelorMittal strike ends in victory [Morning Star] 2022-05-27
COSATU Central Executive Committee statement - May 2022 [COSATU] 2022-05-26
Zwelinzima Vavi re-elected as Saftu general secretary at high stakes conference [Fin 24] 2022-05-26
Suspended national office bearers to contest SAFTU leadership positions [SowetanLIVE] 2022-05-26
Strike continues at ArcelorMittal South Africa after Labour Court ruling [IndustriALL] 2022-05-25
We are not disposable, say healthcare workers [New Frame] 2022-05-24
Numsa intensifies strike at ArcelorMittal [The Citizen] 2022-05-24
Sibanye-Stillwater mineworkers sleeping at Union Buildings want Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in wage strike [Pretoria News] 2022-05-24
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2-05-1969 SACTU leaders meet in Tanzania to improve its overseas operations and decide to establish the union's headquarters in Zambia. [more]
20-05-1974 The police raid the black workers' provident fund (GFWBF) and take away it records and assets, which were never returned. [more]
22-05-1974 5,000 workers strike in East London. The strike lasts until 3 August. It starts when distributor factory workers walk out and are joined by workers from 20 other auto parts factories. [more]
25-05-1920 70,000 black miners strike work for better wages. Police open fire killing 35. Employers decide to fire 10,000 white miners and replace them with much lower-paid black workers. [more]