Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has admitted that the trade union federation is in trouble, The Star reported on Friday. “Cosatu today is in tatters and absolutely in trouble. Factionalism is tearing it apart,” Vavi was quoted as saying at a memorial service in Sasolburg on Thursday. “When we see[…]
The decision taken by the Cosatu central executive committee to expel Numsa from the trade union federation has “momentous implications”, general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Tuesday. “I am ready to admit that at times I have had to articulate views that contradicted my own, but always with the firm[…]
Cosatu president Sidumo Dlamini on Tuesday took a swipe at former leaders of the trade union federation who criticised it for expelling Numsa. “Get off Cosatu, stay away from Cosatu,” he said during a briefing in Johannesburg. Dlamini was referring to former Cosatu general secretaries Mbhazima Shilowa and Jay Naidoo.[…]
The ANC did not fail or succeed in its intervention in problems within Cosatu, general secretary Gwede Mantashe said on Monday. “The ANC cannot impose solutions on Cosatu,” he told reporters in Johannesburg. “Our intervention cannot fail or succeed, only Cosatu can fail or succeed.” This weekend the National Union[…]
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has remained mum on what his next step will be after the expulsion of Numsa from the trade union federation. On Sunday he took to twitter to explain that he will allow all to have their say before making an official comment. “Deliberating allowing all[…]
A group of Numsa supporters waiting outside Cosatu House in Johannesburg dispersed late on Friday afternoon. They gathered in the morning ahead of the start of the Congress of SA Trade Unions’ (Cosatu) central executive committee (CEC) meeting, where the National Union Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) was expected to defend[…]
Numsa is breaking ties with the tripartite alliance, its general secretary announced on Monday. “We decided to break with the alliance and resolved to form a United Front and explore the possibility of socialism in South Africa,” Irvin Jim told reporters in Johannesburg. The tripartite alliance consists of trade union[…]
Cosatu did not vote on Numsa being expelled from the trade union federation, a spokesman said on Thursday. “Cosatu agreed to reconvene the meeting on the 7th of November to discuss issues still outstanding, including the issue of Numsa,” Patrick Craven said. “No decision was taken on the status of[…]
The strike in the metals and engineering sector ended on Monday, after both the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and Solidarity accepted a wage offer. “We are pleased to inform the public and the country at large that the latest offer is a product of sweat and bitter[…]
The national strike committee (NSC) of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has resolved to intensify its metals and engineering strike, the union said on Wednesday. “The NSC, as duly mandated by the national executive committee, has developed a maximum programme of action to intensify and accelerate the[…]
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