Workers' Day used to hit out at e-tolls

Business Report reports that it was more of a political rally than a celebration of Workers' Day, as Nzimande used the e-tolling project to call on tripartite alliance members (Cosatu, the SACP and the African National Congress) to rally together and prevent the Democratic Alliance and "right-wing organisations" from exploiting e-tolling for political purposes.

Nzimande and Cosatu president S'dumo Dlamini scoffed at reports of a deepening rift among alliance members, instead pleading for greater unity ahead of the Mangaung conference in December. However, the National Council of Trade Unions (Nactu) issued a blunt statement to workers in Saulsville stating that the government has "lost its way" through e-tolling, national minimum wages, labour broking and social protection for workers, according to the Business Report report.

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• Business Report: E-toll row focus of worker rally