Labour unions

Crucial court battle over future of “new” trade unions

The Labour Appeal Court will hear an appeal by the Registrar of Labour Relations. The court will decide whether the Simunye Workers Forum can be registered as a trade union.

Injured Mister Sweet workers yet to be compensated

Casual worker claims he did not get any training before he got the job

Mister Sweet strike ends: workers to return to work next week

Workers agree to Premier’s initial offer of a 7% increase

Mister Sweet workers shut down labour department

They claim that an inspector left a Mister Sweet factory with “a lot of packets of sweets”

Premier loses court bid to end Mister Sweet strike

Strike continues after Labour Court ruling

Health department misses another deadline to provide nurses with uniforms

The department has committed to paying nurses a once-off allowance by the end of November

Strike at Premier sweet factory enters fifth day

Mister Sweet factory workers in Germiston initially wanted salaries raised to R19,500 per month, but have lowered their demands

Makhado Municipality finally complies with court order to appoint top official

Unions welcome appointment of Godfrey Raliphada to Chief Financial Officer

Public Works workers picket in Durban, demanding to be insourced

They say they have been on up to six-month contracts, which were renewed repeatedly for ten years

TOP Brand sauce manufacturing workers in Sandton down tools for higher wages

Striking workers on minimum wage are demanding an increase of R4 per hour while the employer has offered R1.75, says union

Sibanye-Stillwater miners who staged underground protest resurface in Rustenburg

They staged a sit-in strike over unpaid employee share ownership scheme funds. But the company says they do not qualify yet.

Community health workers toyi-toyi outside Alan Winde’s offices

They were demanding full employment by the province

Workers march against looming retrenchments at Sibanye-Stillwater

Unions call for resignation of top management and the CEO Neal Froneman

Workers hold vigil outside Gauteng health department, demanding permanent jobs

National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) says workers will protest daily

Health workers march in Gqeberha to demand permanent jobs

Durban strike: Why it happened and what the fallout has been

Mayor says it will take two weeks to clear waste backlog