Month: October 2020

Trade Union
REVIEW: OCTOBER 7 GENERAL STRIKE | An Opportunity Missed for Saftu
The 7 October general strike called by Cosatu came against the background of an all-out assault on the working class by the ANC government and the bosses over the six months of the lockdown.Cosatu leaders promised that the economy would be brought to a standstill on 7 October. The strike was supported by all four…
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16 October, 2020
EPWP, Workplace Struggle
NUPSAW DAY OF ACTION | EPWPs Struggle for Permanent Jobs Continues
On 12 October the workers on the ANC government’s slave-labour Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) continued their struggle for permanent jobs and a living wage. Hundreds of EPWP workers took part in a day of action which was initiated by the National Union of Public Sector and Allied Workers (Nupsaw), an affiliate of the Saftu…
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14 October, 2020
Trade Union, Workplace Struggle
STRIKE | Forward in Unity Against Capitalism!
Workers’ deepening anger and determination to fight back has compelled the Cosatu leadership to act despite its political entrapment in the Tripartite Alliance and their ANC loyalties. The MWP applauds Saftu’s support of a united front with Cosatu. It offers unity in struggle with the Cosatu rank-and-file, will sharpen the contradictions between Cosatu’s membership and…
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7 October, 2020
EPWP
EPWP BULLETIN #12 | EPWP Workers CAN Win Permanent Jobs
The Gauteng Government has given CHWs permanent jobs. The CHW’s victory shows that mass struggle works and that it is possible to win permanent jobs. The march to the Premier’s Office on Monday 12 October is for EPWP workers to demand exactly this.
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4 October, 2020