The Labour Unions community of South Africa

Cosatu gains support for toll protests

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:00 +0200

The Congress of SA Trade Unions' (Cosatu) will be joined by at least 10 civil society organisations and some religious leaders in a series of protests in the next few weeks against the e-tolling of Gauteng highways.
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Reunert to curb costs as profits fall

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:56:00 +0200

Electronics group Reunert will continue to focus on "rigorous cost control and act with prudence" over the next six months‚ it said on Tuesday (21 May) when its results for the six months to March were released.
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Uncertainty over jobs losses at Becsa

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:29:00 +0200

Mixed information is trickling out in relation to the number of people that BHP Billiton Energy Coal SA (Becsa) plans to retrench in South Africa.
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Cosatu's protest may block freeways

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:54:00 +0200

The Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) will brief the media today (22 May) about its protest against the e-tolls system and the use of labour brokers.
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Off to school for public servants

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:21:00 +0200

The 1.6 million people who will belong to the soon-to-be-created single public service will all need to be retrained, Public Service Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said in Sandton on Monday (20 May).
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Illegal strike resolved at MBSA

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:00 +0200

Striking workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in East London are expected to return to work on Tuesday (21 May), the company said in a statement.
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Workers threaten indefinite Amplats strike

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:50:00 +0200

Anglo Platinum (Amplats) workers have vowed to embark on an indefinite strike starting Friday (17 May) if management does not halt its plans to retrench 6‚000 employees.
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Transnet's wage deal with workers

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:27:00 +0200

Transport utility Transnet has concluded a two-year wage agreement for bargaining unit employees‚ it said on Wednesday (15 May).
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Coface report highlights strain on SA's growth

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:50:00 +0200

The Coface Group, a worldwide leader in credit insurance, has released its latest report on South African growth prospects, taking into account the mining and export slumps. Overall, economic activity remains generally sluggish while upside risks to inflation have increased due to a weaker rand. Coface believes that this will persuade the Monetary Policy Committee to keep policy neutral over an extended period, with interest rates remaining unchanged for most of 2013. A reversal in policy easing is likely only late in the year or even in 2014.
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Solidarity, Telkom head for CCMA

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:29:00 +0200

Trade union Solidarity said on Tuesday (14 May) that it had referred a dispute to the Commission for Conciliation‚ Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) after wage negotiations between trade unions and telecommunications company‚ Telkom‚ reached a stalemate. Trade unions rejected Telkom's final offer of a 1.5% increase.
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