By Odwa Mkentane The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has thrown its full support behind the Food and Allied Workers’ Union (FAWU) and thousands of sugar workers who have embarked on protected strike action following the breakdown of wage negotiations. At the heart of the dispute are demands for improved wages and benefits, as workers push back against rising living costs and what they describe as an unfair […]
As the wage negotiation season gets underway, labour unions are calling on companies to refrain from using the current ailing economy as an excuse to give workers below-inflation wage increases. They are also calling on the government to fast-track the Companies Amendment Bill aimed at ensuring that employers comply with their wage agreements and disclose their finances. The average wage settlement for workers this year is around 6 to 6,5% […]
LOCAL cting Public Service and Administration Minister, Thulas Ngxesi meets with public service union leaders to receive their memorandum, in Tshwane. Unions representing public service workers have handed over a memorandum of demands to the acting Public Service and Administration Minister Thulas Nxesi outside the office of the National Treasury in Pretoria. The demands include a 10% wage increase, the permanent filling of all vacant posts and the insourcing of […]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis Four more public service unions including the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu), have been issued with strike certificates. This follows failed wage talks at the public service coordinating bargaining council. Unions are against the government's decision to unilaterally implement a 3% wage increase. The Public Servants Association filed a notice to strike on the 24th of last month and can legally go on […]
LOCAL Trade unions representing public servants say they might accept the government’s current pay rise offer of 3%, provided they meet their members’ conditions. The government was forced to go back to the drawing table after talks with the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council failed. Unions have threatened strike action if their demands are not met. Unions say members will now accept the 3% offer provided the R1000 bonus incentive […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
