The Communists don’t feature as a force of any kind in opinion polls and when it has tried its luck in local by-elections it has been routed, at times struggling to get even a…

Labour federations Cosatu and the South African Federation of Trade Unions have led calls for a budget that addresses massive unemployment and weak growth

Labour federations said the digital economy could lead to further marginalisation of workers and called for platform accountability and job protection

Labour relations reached a crossroads with the Marikana Massacre, raising questions about the relevance and power of unions post-apartheid

The department of higher education and training has reinstated the private college group’s registration after after revoking it in March

Unions say the company is keeping its workforce as casual labour to grow profits, in line with a trend in the transport sector

The department of higher education has assured students that they will not be left stranded following the decision to deregister four private colleges

The South African Union of Students says the education department has been in the process of deregistering Educor’s private institutions since July 2023

‘We don’t have to lose jobs to breathe clean air’

The South African Federation of Trade Unions will lobby other police organisations following the loss of 82 000 Sapu members

Unions failed to shut down the economy on August 24. Growing membership and better leadership are vital for them to be an effective social force

We should protest against comrades before cause, a leadership cult and demand consequences for wrongdoing

Rival labour federation Cosatu has also called for a national protest

Trade federation Saftu’s recent conference has revived debate about whether unions represent the plight of workers or their own ambitions

The general secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions was re-elected despite moves by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa

Saftu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says the dwindling numbers are a result of the economic crisis and other factors

Saftu and NUM leaders warn that load-shedding will cause devastating job losses and scupper economic recovery

Public sector unions have cried foul over the government’s plan to freeze wages for three years and have vowed to fight back.

The scramble to find cash for an SAA bailout, Covid-19 grants and civil servants’ demands force postponement of mini-budget

After months of little action, the planned nationwide stayaway may not be an impressive show of force by the trade union movement