Labour
Workers at Walter Sisulu University demand to be insourced
Cleaners and security guards ask Mthatha municipality to intervene in negotiations with management
Brief | 13 June 2018
Victory for Braamfontein cleaners after two-week strike
Workers say outsourcing company was trying to retrench older cleaners
By Zoë Postman
News | 13 June 2018
“When you leave your kids in the morning, you just hope that you’re coming back”
Cash-in-transit workers demand improved security
News | 12 June 2018
Department of Labour to use billion-rand surplus to extend UIF benefits
Unemployed workers will be paid out for up to a full year
News | 11 June 2018
Citrus strike ends as farmers agree to R20 an hour
Workers in Sundays River Valley return to farms
News | 7 June 2018
Domestic worker attacked by employers’ dogs
Police refused to investigate, says victim’s brother
News | 5 June 2018
Thousands of Sundays River Valley farm workers strike for higher wages
Farmers claim deal was reached and blame SANCO for strife
News | 4 June 2018
People’s Health Movement withdraws from NEHAWU
Anger at failure of union to “distance itself” from hospital protests that endangered patient lives
Brief | 1 June 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