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Behind the scenes at Disneyland: exploited workers “deserve a share of the magic”

30th August 2018 Equal Times 0

Every night, after the last visitors leave, Artemis Bell rolls up her sleeves and cleans the streets of Disneyland with a pressure washer. “My team […]

No money to reconstruct scene at “Killing” Koppie

24th August 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

The authorities charged with investigating the perpetrators of the Marikana massacre are unable to the job for lack of funding – and evidently for a lack of political will.

The Workers Lab: the union-backed accelerator helping to disrupt capitalism

21st August 2018 Equal Times 0

“Last month the first 800 workers started out, and these are people who will have access to healthcare for the first time ever,” explains Carmen […]

Workers and community picket against closure of children’s hospital

8th August 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

A hospital for children is facing imminent closure after withdrawal of funding by the Department of Health.

Customisation and innovation: the pathway to the future of retail

23rd July 2018 Equal Times 0

Something as simple as being welcomed to a shop with a “Good morning, how can I help you?” could soon be a thing of the […]

Bus fare increases a burden to workers

17th July 2018 Tate Mikkelsen 0

Recent bus fare increases by Golden Arrow Bus Services in Cape Town add to the burdens that workers and their families are expected to carry.

In Denmark, a historic collective agreement is turning the “bogus self-employed” into “workers with rights”

12th July 2018 Equal Times 0

In a world first, as of this August, hundreds of workers for a Danish online platform for cleaning in private homes will benefit from significant […]

Unions to fight against classification of education and public transport sectors as essential services

5th July 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

SADTU and SATAWU have vowed to make submissions against the essentialisation of education and public transport sector

“If you don’t take them on globally, you won’t win” – how Fight for $15 in the US inspired the UK’s McStrike

3rd July 2018 Equal Times 0

“Most of us are on zero hours contracts, so we don’t know how many hours we will be getting each week. The managers cut one […]

In Iraq, trade unions are helping to rebuild popular power

26th June 2018 Equal Times 0

In Iraq’s May national elections, of the 329 parliamentary deputies chosen, Sairoon (meaning ‘Forward’ or ‘the Alliance for Reforms’) scored the biggest win – 55 […]

Cosatu Western Cape elects new leadership

25th June 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

The Western Cape COSATU Western Cape elective conference will be remembered for the farewell of Tony Ehrenreich. Malvern de Bruyn was elected as the new provincial secretary.

In California, more and more companies want to recruit autistic employees In California, more and more companies want to recruit autistic employees

21st June 2018 Equal Times 0

Staring at his screen, Dakota Jordan adds the last touches to the cartoon he has been working on assiduously for weeks. “When I am creating, […]

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