Labour unions
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
Jail officials, demand hundreds in Pietermaritzburg march
“We are tired of corrupt employees who abuse the community to feed their stomachs”
Brief | 20 February 2018
Dis-Chem accused of victimising union members
Workers on strike at retailer’s warehouse
By Zoë Postman
News | 18 January 2018
Vavi regrets singing Zuma praise songs
He accuses Cosatu of “bootlicking” Ramaphosa who “will never liberate workers”
News | 24 July 2017