Alternative budget calls for taxing of the rich
The People Against Budget Cuts want a budget that responds to the crises of public services.
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Cry of the Xcluded speaks out against poverty, unemployment and crime
The launch of the Cry of the Xcluded in the Western Cape saw activists from both sides of the railway line coming together to talk about issues affecting their communities.
Taxi drivers in South Africa want to register their trade union
On the 4th of July the National Public Transport Workers Association (Qina Mshayeli) notified the department of employment and labour of their intent to register the union.
EFF, Saftu, PAC declare shutdown a success
There was no looting or any of the public violence that occupied media attention in the build-up to the shutdown.
Saftu calls on communities to join National Shutdown, and those that don’t ‘counter revolutionary’
Saftu’s support for an action led by the EFF threatens to sow division within the federation say critics.
SAFTU to join hands with the EFF on ‘National Shutdown’
Saftu says the EFF has agreed on the mobilisation of the broadest possible front of working class formations for an effective National Shutdown.
Unions and unemployed unite against budget austerity
The finance minister would deny in his speech that he was presenting an austerity budget, but confirmed the expectations of public sector unions and the unemployed who marched in Cape Town against budget austerity.
Public sector unions split over stalled wage talks
The united front last year of public sector unions has fractured, with Fedusa unions planning on returning to the negotiating table while Cosatu and Saftu-affiliated unions are readying for strike action.
Public sector unions march to Parliament
The unions have given the government seven days to respond positively to their memorandum or face further strike action.
‘Betrayed’ by former comrades, public sector unions threaten full-blown strike
As public sector unions embarked on a strike on Tuesday in major centres around the country, they have threatened a full-blown strike on the 2nd of December if their demands are not met.
Public sector unions all united for better wages
The public sector unions are planning a nationwide strike on Tuesday next week that will involve essential workers.
SAFTU and COSATU march against high cost of living and austerity
The unity between the two labour federations was put to the test in mass marches in Cape Town, Pretoria and East London during the general strike on Wednesday.
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