The Congress of South African Trade Unions is deeply disturbed by the announcement that about 1000 South African Airways employees are likely to be retrenched as part of the company’s restructuring. We are disturbed by the reckless way that the airline is handling its restructuring process because unions have not been consulted and briefed about […]
Government should take responsibility for its policy failures and leave the workers alone
The current offensive that is currently directed at the public service employees, led by the National Treasury is alarming but not surprising for COSATU. Public Service employees are being unfairly singled out and targeted by some inflammatory and misleading rhetoric, with a narrative being created that the public sector wage bill is threatening the state’s […]
NEHAWU and SACP to picket at both USA and Turkish Embassies tomorrow
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] and the South African Communist Party [SACP] will demonstrate tomorrow at the embassies of the United States of America [USA] and Turkey in Pretoria. The picket at the US embassy is part of the international campaign against American imperialist aggression in the world, and the genocidal […]
COSATU will present its submission and proposals to Parliament’s Medium-Term Budget
COSATU will present its submission and proposals to Parliament’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement public hearings tomorrow at 10 am -Wednesday 06 November, Old Assembly, Parliament. South Africa’s faces its greatest economic and governance crises since 1994: · Unemployment is at 40% and the highest since 2008; · 1000s of workers are retrenched monthly; · 400 000 new job seekers […]
SADTU wishes POPCRU a successful congress and 30th-anniversary celebrations
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) wishes her sister union and affiliate of COSATU, the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POCRU), a successful 9th National Congress to be convened from 5-9 November in Durban. The Congress will be concluded with a rally at Curries Fountain to mark the 30th anniversary of this giant […]
COSATU wishes Popcru a successful and productive 9th National Congress
The Congress of South African Trade Unions wishes its affiliate the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union a successful 9th National Congress starting tomorrow 05 October 2019. We hope that all delegates will contribute productive inputs and help the union develop some solutions for the country and the working class. The union should use this […]
COSATU welcomes the implementation of paid parental leave for parents of newborn children
COSATU welcomes the implementation of paid parental leave for parents of newborn children. This is a historic and long-fought victory for workers, parents, children and families across South Africa. All parents are now entitled to ten (10) days paid parental leave when their children are born. This does not apply to mothers who have given […]
9th POPCRU National Congress state of readiness statement
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) will be holding its 9th National Congress from Tuesday, 5th to the 8th November 2019 under the theme “30 Years of Working Class Consciousness, defending Workers’ Rights and building a Self-sustainable Union.” This congress will be attended by 1200 POPCRU delegates from across our structures nationally; COSATU […]
NEHAWU wishes POPCRU a successful and united 9th National Congress
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] wishes its sister union the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union [POPCRU] a successful and united 9th National Congress which is scheduled to take place from the 5th to the 9th November 2019. The congress is held under the theme “30 years of working class consciousness […]
COSATU statement on the Investment Summit
The Congress of South African Trade Unions is looking forward to the Investment Summit taking place from 5th to 7th November. The country is dealing with a crisis of unemployment and thousands of workers are being retrenched every month across many sectors of the economy. There are about 400 000 new job seekers who enter the […]