Labour unions
Mister Sweet strike ends: workers to return to work next week
Workers agree to Premier’s initial offer of a 7% increase
Brief | 4 November 2024
Mister Sweet workers shut down labour department
They claim that an inspector left a Mister Sweet factory with “a lot of packets of sweets”
News | 30 October 2024
Premier loses court bid to end Mister Sweet strike
Strike continues after Labour Court ruling
Brief | 11 September 2024
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
News | 10 September 2024
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
News | 23 August 2024
Makhado Municipality finally complies with court order to appoint top official
Unions welcome appointment of Godfrey Raliphada to Chief Financial Officer
Brief | 26 July 2024
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
Brief | 23 July 2024
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
Brief | 28 June 2024
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.
Brief | 6 June 2024