Cosatu defers amendments

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Amendments to the Cosatu constitution have now been deferred to its central executive committee meeting.

Hard truths for Cosatu to consider

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Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant accuses some of Cosatu’s leaders of supporting labour brokers.

Cosatu ‘a notable player in transformation’

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SA’s working class not shy about advancing views on policy matters, says Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant.

‘ANC fails as strategic centre of power’

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Cosatu’s biggest affiliate, Nehawu, takes issue with President Jacob Zuma’s speech to the Midrand congress.

Patel sings praises of New Growth Path

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Economic Development Minister, Ebrahim Patel told Cosatu delegates that two million jobs have been created since the implementation of the New Growth Path.

SACP to find money for students

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Blade Nzimande says the SACP has extended its financial sector campaign to include finding funding for higher education.

Cosatu seeks powers to ‘intervene’

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S'dumo Dlamini wants the Cosatu congress to make an amendment that will undermine its affiliates' autonomy.

Speak to Cosatu or else: Dlamini

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S’dumo Dlamini threatened to withdraw support for the ANC if government does not engage with the federation. (PICS)

Union boycotts Cosatu congress

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The State and Allied Workers Union appears to have boycotted Cosatu’s national congress.

Bid to break minimum wage talks deadlock

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A task team probing a national minimum wage is aiming to implement it by April, but there is a concern that deadlines will not be met.

Cosatu says Numsa couldn't win

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Cosatu says Numsa was unlikely to succeed in its appeal to be reinstated in the country’s biggest trade union federation.

Govt workers support #FeesMustFall

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The newly formed SA Liberated Public Sector Workers Union supports the #FeesMustFall student movement.

Business worried over protests

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President of the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vusi Khumalo says business is concerned by student protests over fees.

SACP adds voice to varsity fee debate

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The South African Communist Party has added its voice to a moratorium on fee increases for 2016.

ANC plans don’t go far enough - Cosatu

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Cosatu has come out in criticism of the ANC’s resolutions made at its recent national general council.

State clears up municipal pay confusion

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Salga has deinied that new wage packages for municipal managers and other senior managers will strain the fiscus.

New dispensation for security guards

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Satawu has secured an improvement in the sectoral determination for its members in the private security industry.

ANC calls for swift action on Prasa

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The ruling party calls on Prasa’s board and minister of transport, Dipuo Peters to take swift action on allegations of irregularities.

50 000 steel industry jobs on the line

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About 50 000 jobs are set to be lost in the steel industry after unions failed to convince companies to halt retrenchments.

Pay disparity may be even bigger

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The difference in pay between women and men could be even greater, because the informal sector is difficult to measure.

Maimane: How to fix the economy

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The Democratic Alliance outlines five steps to remedy South Africa’s economic crisis and stop job losses.

Cosatu calls for more health funding

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About 2 000 delegates to Cosatu’s Gauteng congress call for government to increase its roll out of National Health Insurance pilot projects.

Chemical union fights govt

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A Ceppwawu faction claims the Department of Labour instructed the registrar of labour to abandon plans to put the union under administration.

Union lashes out at labour minister

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Ceppwawu has alleges Mildred Oliphant is guilty of political interference in the fight for the union to be put under administration.

Transformation laggards warned

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SA’s Department of Labour threatens action against those who fail to fulfil their obligations to the Labour Court.