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FOSATU victorious!
Victor in a crucial victory in FOSATU's battle against the Government's racial policies, the Natal Supreme Court has ruled that the…
Sweet Unions merge to form National Union
The Eastern Province Sweet Food and Allied Workers Union has merged with the Sweet Food and Allied Workers Union in order to form a broad…
Paper workers hold sit-in
About 400 workers at Carlton Paper in Wadeville recently staged a sit-in as management had refused to pay any attention to their grievances.
Metal workers call for R90 a week
Metal workers at general meetings held on the Reef and in Durban over the past month have launched a call for a minimum wage of R90 a week.
Workers should control Metal Pension Fund - says MAWU
The Metal and Allied Workers Union is pushing for worker control of the multi-million Rand metal industries' pension fund.
New sugar industry negotiating group
A new negotiating committee has been established in the sugar industry in Natal giving the Sweet Food and Allied Workers Union a firm foot…
Victimisation of union activists leads to Court case
Following Alfa's refusal to deal with the National Automobile and Allied Workers Union and its dismissal of three union activists, the…
FOSATU strikes back at false attack on workers
STRIKING a gigantic blow against the false attacks on workers by both employers and the State, FOSATU has released the results of a crucial…
Industrial Councils debated
FOSATU intensively debated industry-wide bargaining and the industrial council system at its second national congress
We must build a real worker movement
New office bearers elected
Chris Dhlamini, chairman of the Transvaal region has been elected as FOSATU's new national president.
FOSATU spells out its political policy
Constitution changed: more power for workers
Congress votes for unity
In an important move, delegates at the second national congress committed FOSATU to building a united working class movement and to unite…
'Congress was a great success'
Congress gives a new lead
Maritzburg managers take a hard line
Since the stoppage at Huletts Aluminium over the pensions issue last year, relations between FOSATU unions and several companies in the…
NAAWU honours leader
Brother Arthur van Wyk, who recently retired from General Motors after 25 years service, was presented with an honorarium at a meeting of…
Union co-operative case: The law is on the bo
Renewed questions have been raised about the role of the courts in relation to worker issues by a judgement affecting workers at the Union…
Breakthrough at Noodsberg
Despite the hostile attitudes of several companies in the Pietermaritzburg area, some important gains have been made by several Fosatu…
Congress warns Rembrandt
FOSATU has condemned the Henkel company's anti-union policies and actions and has given its full support to the consumer boycott of Henkel…
Henkel boycott called
The Chemical Workers Industrial Union (CWIU) has called for a boycott of all products manufactured by the Henkel company.
Councils: the workers views
This is how FOSATU has grown
FOSATU's massive growth over the past three years has been highlighted in a report submitted to the second FOSATU congress held in…
Fosatu is moving to help watchmen
FOSATU is moving to help watchmen and workers in Watch Patrol Services.
Our mistake
Death of Brother Dlamini
The latest on registration
Fosatu says its a rich man`s budget
Recognition successes
Fosatu builds unions
Fosatu - the first year
Workers struggle at Forbo-Krommenie continues
The workers at Forbo-Krommenie have been struggling hard for the recognition of their union since June 1978.
Advance in Craft struggle
Workers at Craft Industries are writing their own agreement. Soon they will meet management to negotiate this agreement.
Heinemann workers win claims
The Minister of Police will pay R 21 359.50 to 20 workers and a union official who were injured three years ago.
EAWU gets recognition at Fagersta
The Engineering and Allied Workers Union has won recognition from Fagersta Steels (Pty) Ltd. The workers and the company signed an…