Engineering News Online reports that trade union Solidarity is gearing up to take telecommunications giant Telkom to task over labour processes during its “most aggressive” restructuring programme that would see thousands out of a job within a few months.   Source: Latest News

Sowetan reports that an acting supervisor in MTN’s distribution division was left in shock yesterday after his car was petrol bombed.  He believes his striking colleagues were responsible as he decided to return to work notwithstanding that the current industrial action is still ongoing.   Source: Latest News

SABC News reports that labour federation Cosatu says its Special National Congress (SNC) will continue whether or not the eight affiliates sympathetic to the expelled National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) attend.   Source: Latest News

EWN reports that judgment in the urgent application to compel President Jacob Zuma to release the Marikana report will be handed down by the North Gauteng High Court on Monday.   Source: Latest News

RDM News Wire reports that about 85‚000 clothing workers in SA will receive above-inflation increases this year‚ with higher percentage adjustments for workers outside of the big metros where salaries are traditionally lower than in the cities.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that the government this week processed public servant salaries with only a 6.4% increase, causing some unions on Thursday to withdraw from an agreement made three weeks ago.   Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Thursday, 11 June 2015. Source: Latest News

ANA reports that the South African Army has embarked on an intensive programme to lure young, white South Africans into the military, the chief of the army, Lieutenant-General Vusi Masondo, said on Thursday.   Source: Latest News

ITWeb reports that telecommunications company Telkom will meet with its three major unions next week to hold talks over its latest round of job cuts.   Source: Latest News

The Star reports that former SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) president and SA Express board member Ezrom Mabyana has been sentenced to jail for stealing millions from workers’ trust funds and using the money to buy himself a house for R3.6 million.   Source: Latest News