Posted by Ian Ollis on Friday, September 3, 2010,
Press Release: 1 September 2010
There are two battles being fought at the moment between government and the unions. On the one hand there is an ostensible fight for better wages; on the other hand, there is a political battle of wills. It is quite clear from the statement made by Cosatu Secretary General Zwelinzima Vavi this evening according to EyewitnessNews -- that the majority of Cosatu-affiliated unions have rejected government’s revised wage offer -- and from the conduct of Ne...
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Posted by Ian Ollis on Thursday, September 2, 2010,
23 August 2010 - Source:
IOL
As the SACP defended itself from Cosatu's criticism that its support for
the public sector strike was lukewarm, the DA said the law should be
changed to allow for unions to be fined if members destroyed property or
put lives at risk.
SACP spokesman Malesela Maleka called for cool heads yesterday, urging
Cosatu to forge unity in the tripartite alliance instead of "flinging
irritable insults".
The SACP's statement came after the Sunday Tribune reported that ...
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