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The Citizen reports that the battle to replace President Jacob Zuma as ANC leader took another turn on Thursday with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) weighing in again. Source: Latest News
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Fedusa says Friday’s protest action not protected for its members
The Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) has issued a statement relating to Friday’s national protest action organised by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu). Source: Latest News
Amcu's Mathunjwa calls for radical disruption of capitalist programme
EWN reports that Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) president Joseph Mathunjwa says that in order to deal with the inequalities in SA, the capitalist programme needs to be radically disrupted. Source: Latest News
Cosatu marchers to hand demands to Parliament on Friday
Cape Argus reports that ten thousand Cosatu workers are expected to descend on Cape Town’s city centre on Friday as they embark on a strike to mark International Day for Decent Work. Source: Latest News
Samwu calls for EPWP workers to be employed directly by municipalities
TMG Digital reports that as Cosatu marches in support of workers on Friday‚ the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) is demanding that contract workers be employed by cities across the country. Source: Latest News
SACP pledges support for Cosatu’s strike on Friday
Business Report writes that with thousands of workers nationwide expected to join Cosatu’s strike for decent work on Friday, the SA Communist Party (SACP) pledged its support for the action. Source: Latest News
Progress in platinum wage talks bodes well for settlement
BDLive reports that the platinum sector could avoid a protracted wage strike as occurred in 2014 with good progress being made in current talks about pay increases. Source: Latest News
Marriott hotel expansion will lead to jobs
Business Report writes that more than R3 billion will be invested in South Africa by the Amdec Group for five Marriott International branded hotels. Source: Latest News
Unionists sceptical at Joburg Indaba about mining ‘modernisation’
Sungula Nkabinde writes that mining companies’ quest for improved productivity is sure to be meet with resistance from labour, especially because the simplest way to achieve that goal is through increased mechanisation. Source: Latest News
Cosatu hopes Friday’s stayaway will show it still has clout
BDLive writes that trade union federation Cosatu is looking to use Friday’s national mass action to prove it still wields muscle in the labour market. Source: Latest News