Labour unions
At least two arrested during standoff between police and SAFTU in Cape Town
Hundreds picket on Wednesday over mass retrenchments, wage freezes and budget cuts among other things
By Tariro Washinyira, Masego Mafata and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 24 February 2021
Mayor tells strikers there will be “consequences”
Municipal workers’ strike shuts down customer services and the traffic department in Nelson Mandela Bay
Brief | 10 February 2021
Protest against dismissal of Volkswagen shop stewards
Company says a disciplinary inquiry was held and that workers admitted to making false claims
Brief | 3 February 2021
Luxor Paints workers awarded R38 million by CCMA
Company to review ruling in Labour Court
By Liezl Human
News | 27 January 2021
Horse grooms can claim UIF, rules CCMA
Department of Labour’s system showed that they had absconded from work
Brief | 30 November 2020
Thousands of health workers march for permanent employment
“We put our lives at risk but we are not permanently employed”
By Vincent Lali, Nokulunga Majola and Joseph Chirume
News | 26 November 2020
Union slams public works programme
Workers whose contracts ended in March are demanding to be reinstated
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 26 November 2020
Health workers say they have to meet their supervisors under a tree in Khayelitsha
They are picketing for better working conditions and wages
By Vincent Lali
News | 24 November 2020
Fish “no longer welcome” at I&J
After 100 workers go on strike company bans union’s general secretary Dale Fish
By Liezl Human
Brief | 19 November 2020