As workers mobilised under the Banner of South African Municipal Workers Union, duly committed to the advancement of workers interests and rights, connected by the hardships and atrocities levelled by the employers and defenders of Capital Monopoly and Carnage. Herein resolve on an industrial action to further advance the course of the Mass Democratic Movement, also […]
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DENOSA to host International Nurses Day commemoration event on 12 May at CSIR in Pretoria
PRETORIA – As 12 May will mark International Nurses Day (IND), the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) will host a national event at the CSIR Convention Centre in Pretoria on the day to commorate this special day for the nurses. The commemoration will be live-streamed throughout the country where nurses in all facilities […]
SAMWU distancing itself from the current strike at Metro bus in the City of Joburg
We have noted with disappointment that our members have been continuaslly threatened by a group of people claiming to be leading a strike of employees at Metro Bus, as a majority union we want to put it on record that we are not party to any strike at Metro bus. All members of SAMWU at […]
NEHAWU CALLS ON SCOPA TO PUNISH NORTHERN CAPE LEGISLATURE SECRETARY FOR MISLEADING IT
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) calls on the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Standing Committee on Premier’s Affairs and Legislature to punish the Northern Cape Legislature Secretary for misleading them in March 2021. Mr Patrick Moopelwa misled both committees by claiming that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and […]
SAMWU go to on indefinite protected strike at Rand Water from 13 May
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) will be embarking on a protected strike action at Rand Water from the 13th May 2021. Rand Water, a bulk water utility entity which is responsible for bulk water provision to municipalities and industries in Gauteng, North West, Free State and Mpumalanga provinces has since been informed as […]
NEHAWU EASTERN CAPE CONVENES ITS 13th PROVINCIAL CONGRESS FROM 2PM THIS AFTER AT THE EAST LONDON I
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) in the Eastern Cape Province will be convening its 13th Provincial Congress from the 4th to the 6th May 2021 under the theme “Strengthen workplace organisation, deepen class consciousness and advance internationalism” in East London. The congress will assess the work of the organisation in the […]
NUM NEC MEDIA STATEMENT
The National Union of Mineworkers convened its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at the Elijah Barayi Memorial Training College on the 22nd to 23rd April 2021. This was the NUM’ second scheduled NEC meeting for 2021 and had numerous challenges to mull over in charting the way forward for the rest of the year. In […]
Update on the 2021-22 round of wage negotiations of public sector workers
The COSATU affiliated unions in the public sector (DENOSA, NEHAWU, PAWUSA, POPCRU, SADTU, SAEPU, and SAMATU), who commands the majority at the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) wish to update its members on progress around the ongoing salary negotiation in the public service. Having collectively submitted our demands on the 1st March 2021, the […]
SAMWU vindicated by Labour Court, postpones strike at Rand Water
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) today appeared as a responded in the Labour Court, Johannesburg following attempts by the employer, Rand Water intended interdicting the protected strike that the union had embarked on. SAMWU took a painful decision to embark on a protracted indefinite protected strike after the employer unilaterally changed the conditions […]
NUM NATIONAL WOMEN STRUCTURE WELCOMES THE SENTENCING OF NOMBUSO DUBE’S MURDERER
The National Union of Mineworkers National Women Structure welcomes the sentencing of Nombuso Dube and her mom’s murderer who was sentenced to two life sentences at Verulam Magistrate Court on Friday, 16th April 2021 in the Kwa-Zulu-Natal Province. During the time of her death, Nombuso Angel Dube (38) was an active and selfless Treasurer of […]
SAMWU to go on strike at Rand Water
Members of the South African Municipal Worker’s Union (SAMWU) and workers at Rand Water will be embarking on an indefinite protected strike action from Wednesday 21 April 2021. Rand Water is a bulk water supply utility responsible for supplying bulk water to municipalities and industries in Gauteng, North West Mpumalanga and Free State provinces. This […]
POPCRU on the state of unabsorbed DCS learners
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) is overly concerned over the delayed absorption of over 2000 Department of Correctional Centre (DCS) learners who continue to remain idle and isolated after having competently concluded their learnership training programs. We have since October 2020 learned of the looming rumours around the non-renewal of their contracts, […]
POPCRU refutes allegations of divisions within COSATU
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) finds it regrettable and unfortunate the misleading claim, made in the Sunday World newspaper on the 12th of April 2021, which purports the Special COSATU Central Executive Committee meeting which took place between the 6th and 7th of April 2021 as characterised as a battlefield wherein affiliates […]
SADTU STATEMENT ON THE PASSING ON OF EDUCATION ACTIVIST, GRAEME BLOCH
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) wishes to express its sincere condolences to the friends and family of struggle and education activist, Graeme Bloch. He passed away earlier today. SADTU will remember Bloch as a fighter for the principles the Union also stands for – a non-racial, non-sexist and unitary quality public education system […]
SACTWU CONCLUDES WAGE NEGOTIATIONS FOR WOVEN COTTON TEXTILE SECTOR
The COSATU-affiliated Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU) has concluded its outstanding wage negotiations for the Woven Cotton textile sub-sector. The agreement was sucessfully concluded yesterday, under the auspices of the National Textile Bargaining Council. SACTWU members in this sub-sector will receive a 5.5% wage increase, with effect from 1 March 2021. The […]
SACTWU CONCLUDES COVID-19 VACCINE ROLLOUT CAMPAIGN FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
The COSATU-affiliated Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU) has concluded South Africa’s first ever COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Campaign Industry Framework Agreement. It covers the domestic clothing industry. This Framework Agreement was negotiated under the auspices of the National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry of South Africa. It was adopted by a […]