Labour unions
Workers barred from picketing at Dis-Chem
Company claims historic victory in Labour Court; four workers arrested
News | 5 December 2018
Workers march to premier’s office demanding better working conditions
The working class are the main voters and we are giving government a warning, says COSATU chairperson
News | 23 November 2018
Unions claim victory in Port Elizabeth municipal back pay agreement
Trollip says coalition council has resolved decades of impasse with workers
Brief | 13 July 2018
Mayhem at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital as workers demand performance bonuses
Hospital staff were intimidated and patients had to be locked inside for their safety
By Zoë Postman and GroundUp Staff
News | 31 May 2018
Bus strike over: Employers and unions agree on 9%
Agreement on backdated pay reached
By Aidan Jones
Brief | 14 May 2018
Unions divided on Workers’ Day
Rival events held on 1 May show unequal support for Saftu and Cosatu
By Nosipiwo Manona, Nation Nyoka and Magnificent Mndebele
Analysis | 2 May 2018
COSATU pickets Parliament over “deepening crisis in Cape Town”
Union raises similar issues to those raised by Saftu earlier in the day
News | 12 April 2018
Unions to march against labour law changes
Saftu says right to strike undermined and minimum wage threatened
Brief | 9 April 2018
Eighth week on strike at Durban University of Technology
21,000 students unable to go to lectures
Brief | 6 March 2018