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The tit-for-tat factional battle for control of the Food and Allied Workers Union has taken yet another twist. (Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images)

No end to Fawu’s factional fight

Leaders of two competing groupings in the Food and Allied Workers Union have fired each other

The Food and Allied Workers Union. (Gallo Images / Alet Pretorius)

Fawu members fight back in court

Infighting intensifies as factionalism and purges rock the union ahead of its national congress

The tit-for-tat factional battle for control of the Food and Allied Workers Union has taken yet another twist. (Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images)

Key union faces deregistration

Financial malpractice linked to members’ fees and misuse of funds has rocked the Food and Allied Worker’s Union

Troubled (c)love(r): The General Industry Workers Union and the Food and Allied Workers Union oppose the acquisition Photo: Oupa Nkosi

Clover sale cheeses off unions

The Milco consortium buyout could result in the loss of jobs once restructuring is completed

Up in smoke: Government has backtracked on allowing the sale of tobacco products under level four of the national lockdown. (Reuters)

Illegal cigarette brand a top seller in SA

An Ipsos report says the sale of illegal cigarettes is on the increase

The Food and Allied Workers Union has condemned the attacks on foreigners and says local citizens should not take the law into their own hands. (AFP)

Dozens arrested and goods recovered in aftermath of Soweto violence

Police raids were set up following violent clashes which started in Soweto but then spread to other areas in Gauteng last week

South Africa needs a specialised, independent and well-resourced body to investigate illicit trading. The call was made at a panel discussion hosted by the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa.

Illicit tobacco trade a threat to jobs — union

‘What is disturbing is that our government, Sars in particular, moves very slowly when it comes to taking action against illicit traders’

Why are men continuing to breed a culture of toxic masculinity even at their own peril and can anything be done about it?

Heineken issue ferments: Labour-broking shows few signs of disappearing

Workers want permanent jobs as the company allegedly tries to evade new labour-broker laws

Challenge: Metal workers’ union Numsa

In the name of union game

In defending its territory an established federation objects to the name of the new kid on the block

Pick ‘n Pay employees on strike demonstrate outside the Gardens’ store in Cape Town.

​Treasury warns national minimum wage will lead to 715 000 job losses

“The national treasury concludes that approximately 715 000 jobs will be lost. Moreover … the model predicts that GDP will fall by 2.1%.”

Implicated: Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s impeccably tailored suit could not conceal the narrative of a rotten state

Two rebel unions cry foul over Cosatu’s ‘financial sabotage’

The metal workers’ and food and allied unions say the trade union federation is trying to smother plans for a new workers’ organisation.

Food and Allied Workers Union

​Cosatu president Dlamini agitates for a split of Fawu after union votes to leave

The Food and Allied Workers Union resolved to ditch Cosatu after backing expelled Numsa and Zwelinzima Vavi, and questioning ANC support.

Disgruntled drivers want to put brakes on Coke merger

A group of owner-drivers for SABMiller’s ABI subsidiary want the Competition Tribunal to block a major restructuring of local Coca-Cola operations.

Diamonds are prepared in Gaberone and then traded out of there rather than London. Namibia

Concourt rules Fawu not exempt from damages claims

The Constitutional Court has ruled that a union does not enjoy special protection from damages claims by its own members.

Striking SAB workers demand 9% wage increase

About 100 striking South African Breweries workers affiliated to Fawu have handed over a memorandum demanding a 9% pay raise.

Less strict measures are in place as South Africa moves through Covid-19 second wave. (AFP)

SA Breweries not budging on 7% wage offer

As SA Breweries workers embark on a strike over wage negotiations, the company has stood by its 7% wage offer.

A 2020 study found that the cost incurred by provincial and national governments from alcohol abuse was R17 billion

SA Breweries workers go on strike

Fawu says its members at SAB plants have started striking, demanding a 9.5% wage increase.

Union rejects SAB empowerment deal

The Food and Allied Workers’ Union on Wednesday rejected the content of SAB’s black economic empowerment deal.

Union applauds bread cartel fine

The Food and Allied Workers’ Union on Tuesday welcomed a fine imposed on bread-maker Foodcorp for admitting a role in bread-price fixing.

Hundreds of farm workers march in Rustenburg

About 500 members of the South African Communist Party (SACP), and farm workers marched through the streets of Rustenburg on Saturday, protesting against the state of clinics and…