The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) will be joining millions of workers across the globe in celebrating May Day as a significant international workers’ event, marking the historic demand for shorter workdays.

For us, May Day affirms the dignity of labourers and unites the people of the world in a common struggle against the exploitation of one by another.

It is in this sense that we rally, among others, behind the many demands against job losses and for decent work by our federation COSATU and the need to improve working conditions within the criminal justice cluster in fighting corruption and affording our citizens their well-deserved services in taking South Africa forward.

As we head towards this symbolic day, let us re-energise ourselves for the battles ahead within bargaining councils for the full implementation of all signed and agreements and resolutions, let us fight off detractors and as we enter our 30th anniversary of relentless struggles for the civil rights of our members, let us focus on taking up struggles to improve working conditions within the criminal justice cluster beyond our 30 years of existence.

We call for harmony and unity amongst the workers and the working class of our country and the world over as a precondition with which dialogue can ultimately create common ground in directing our grievances to the real source of our miseries; the system of capitalism.

We also call for those using the name of the ANC in the North West Province in arranging alternative events on May Day to reconsider, as the latter event is, as has been tradition, meant for workers. This emerging trend is disturbing and has the potential to cause unnecessary rifts among alliance partners.

We urge all our members to attend COSATU May Day rallies on the 1st of May 2019.

Issued by POPCRU on 29/04/2019

For more information contact;Popcru Spokesperson Richard Mamabolo- 066 135 4349POPCRU ready for successful COSATU May Day rallies

For us, May Day affirms the dignity of labourers and unites the people of the world in a common struggle against the exploitation of one by another.

It is in this sense that we rally, among others, behind the many demands against job losses and for decent work by our federation COSATU and the need to improve working conditions within the criminal justice cluster in fighting corruption and affording our citizens their well-deserved services in taking South Africa forward.

As we head towards this symbolic day, let us re-energise ourselves for the battles ahead within bargaining councils for the full implementation of all signed and agreements and resolutions, let us fight off detractors and as we enter our 30th anniversary of relentless struggles for the civil rights of our members, let us focus on taking up struggles to improve working conditions within the criminal justice cluster beyond our 30 years of existence.

We call for harmony and unity amongst the workers and the working class of our country and the world over as a precondition with which dialogue can ultimately create common ground in directing our grievances to the real source of our miseries; the system of capitalism.

We also call for those using the name of the ANC in the North West Province in arranging alternative events on May Day to reconsider, as the latter event is, as has been tradition, meant for workers. This emerging trend is disturbing and has the potential to cause unnecessary rifts among alliance partners.

We urge all our members to attend COSATU May Day rallies on the 1st of May 2019.

Issued by POPCRU on 29/04/2019

For more information contact;Popcru Spokesperson Richard Mamabolo- 066 135 4349