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FAWU worried about SAB BEE deal

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:01:00 +0200

The Food and Allied Workers' Union (FAWU) on Wednesday, 11 November 2009, welcomed the engagement process between the union and SAB Ltd management on the envisaged BEE transaction within the company.
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Lifetime Achiever Award for Leissner

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:45:00 +0200

At the 13th Annual African Congress of Shopping Centres in Sandton on Wednesday 16 September 2009, the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) awarded Gerald Leissner the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Will the Sactwu strike unstitch the industry?

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:11:00 +0200

Interviewed on e-news 24 on the eve of a national clothing and textile strike by the South African Clothing and Textile Worker's Union (Sactwu), Renato Palmi said it was very disappointing that such action would be evoked.
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Sactwu confirms wage strike

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:24:00 +0200

The Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers' Union (Sactwu) on Monday confirmed that a clothing industry wage strike would start on Tuesday, 15 September 2009.
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CANSA rejects Canola Oil chain email

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:29:00 +0200

The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) has rejected the chain email regarding Canola oil as false and has asked members of the public to reject and delete the fraudulent email and not pass it on.
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Patel 'won't' play role in textile strike

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:15:00 +0200

Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel will not intervene in the looming strike by 60000 textile workers.
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Makro staff back at work

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:45:00 +0200

Makro staff returned to work today, Wednesday, 19 August 2009, following a wage settlement dispute declared earlier by the South Africa Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers' Union (Saccawu).
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Sactwu bemoans wage disputes

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:24:00 +0200

The Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers' Union (Sactwu) on Tuesday, 28 July 2009, said that wage negotiations in 12 centralised bargains had thus far seen five cases settled, with the remaining seven still locked in negotiations.
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SACCAWU serves Massmart with protest notice

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:22:00 +0200

The South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) on Wednesday, 22 July 2009, said it had served wholesaler Massmart (MSM) with notices for protest action on Friday 24 July.
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Massmart strikes unlikely to be supported

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:44:00 +0200

Retail group Massmart Holdings (MSM) said on Monday, 20 July 2009, that feedback from its subsidiary stores, Makro and Massdiscounters (Game and Dion stores), appeared to indicate that proposed industrial action was unlikely to be widely supported.
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