The strike over wages has paralysed some hospitals and government offices this week. NEHAWU has lost an opportunity to win public support.

Unions call on Department of Employment and Labour inspectors to enforce the minimum wage law despite a 9.6% increase.

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‘The private sector also needs to reduce the scandalous apartheid wage structure prevalent in key sectors and treat retrenchments as the last option,’ said COSATU.

Five farmworkers in Kakamas, Northern Cape have died of heatstroke. Another patient is recovering in hospital on a ventilator.

Workers at a poultry farm in the Western Cape allegedly developed breathing difficulties after working in and around a septic pit.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially declared 27 December and 2 January additional public holidays. Here’s how it affects SA workers…

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Unions accuse government of ‘trying to pull the wool over public servants’ by claiming it made a 7.5% wage increase offer.

‘Our fight is not only for the cost-of-living adjustment but also for the protection of collective bargaining,’ said the unions.

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‘We will show our anger through many activities and campaigns over this period commencing with a mass picket demonstrations across provinces,’ said COSATU.

COSATU-affilliated members say ANC Chairperson Gwede Mantashe represents a party that does not care about workers

During the Gauteng leg of the National Shutdown Unions threatened to vote against the ANC in the 2024 elections, here’s why.

All government workers, except Essential Service workers, will be allowed to participate in Wednesday’s national shutdown.

Strikes and demonstrations led by SAFTU and COSATU are expected across South Africa on Wednesday, 24 August.

TMPD has advised motorists on which roads to avoid tomorrow and ones unaffected ahead of the planned National Shutdown

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‘The working class is being plunged into a depth of poverty that is unsustainable for the great majority of the working class,’ said GIWUSA President, Mametlwe Sebei.

COSATU released the meeting points and time, per province, for the National Shutdown planned for this Wednesday.

COSATU is set to host a media briefing in which they will detail the plans for the expected national shutdown this week.

South Africa could well come to standstill next week as Cosatu and Saftu have marked Wednesday, 24 August for a nationwide strike.

SA’s biggest labour union COSATU is to stage a national strike next Wednesday to protest against the rising cost of fuel and food.

SA’s biggest labour union is to stage a national strike on Wednesday, 24 August to protest against the rising cost of fuel and food.

Another march is set to disrupt traffic in the Pretoria CBD when Cosatu takes to the streets to demonstrate against in-sourcing and more…