PHOTOGRAPHS
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B amp; S to face union bashing charges | |
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Workers learn all there is to know about health and safety | |
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Fosatu membership soars |
FOSATU membership has soared in the first half of 1981. All regions and all unions report the same story of rapid growth and stronger organisation. |
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Mystery fire destroys union offices |
FOSATU unions on the East Rand are undaunted by the mysterious fires which destroyed two of their offices on July 16. |
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FOSATU salutes workers of the East Rand |
The workers at Salcast, Hendler and Hendler (H and H), Bisonboard Colgate, Langeberg, Kellog's Plant protection, Reef Chemical and Telephone Manufacturers of SA (Temsa) all downed tools during July and August. |
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Workers on the march: hundreds flock to FOSATU events | |
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Metal workers push for higher wages after IC sell out | |
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SEIFSA heads for collision with metal workers |
SEIFSA, the giant metal employers' association, has renewed its call for its members to resist any trade union pressure for plant-level bargaining. |
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"Retrenchment an excuse to get rid of me" says 55-year-old Brown Lung victim |
If it hadn't been for the National Union of Textile Workers Brown Lung Campaign, Gretta Maphumulo wouldn't have known exactly what she was suffering from. |
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Child care centres needed |
The unions started looking at the issue of child care after being alarmed by the rate at which infant deaths are running. |
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FOSATU's worker festival | |
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Don`t Vote: as elections creep nearer FOSATU goes door to door urging people not to vote |
Thousands of homes in the Eastern Cape have been visited by FOSATU organisers and shop stewards as the federation steps up its campaign to urge so-called coloured and Indian workers to not vote on August 22 and 28 |
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Uniply workers pack industrial court case |
Hundreds of Uniply workers packed into Bolton Hall in Durban on July 24 to hear union lawyers argue for the reinstatement of two of their shop stewards. |
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Jubilant Alfa workers return victorious |
Union organisation at Brits in the Transvaal is growing stronger day by day. |
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New office bearers elected |
Chris Dhlamini, chairman of the Transvaal region has been elected as FOSATU's new national president. |
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Henkel boycott called |
The Chemical Workers Industrial Union (CWIU) has called for a boycott of all products manufactured by the Henkel company. |
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Congress gives a new lead | |
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Congress votes for unity |
In an important move, delegates at the second national congress committed FOSATU to building a united working class movement and to unite with other non-racial trade unions. |
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"We must build a real worker movement" | |
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New sugar industry negotiating group |
A new negotiating committee has been established in the sugar industry in Natal giving the Sweet Food and Allied Workers Union a firm foot hold in the industry. |