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LRS snapshot: Industry wage settlements | Q1 2022

The mining and quarry sector recorded the highest percentage increase on actual wages in Q1 of 2022, at 8%. View our snapshot of wage settlements in selected sectors of South Africa’s economy.

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Inflation Monitor | May 2022

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The consumer price index accelerated to 6.5% in May 2022, from 5.9% in April.

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Trade union strategies for bargaining with foreign companies

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In November, workers at Israeli-owned dairy company, Clover, went on a prolonged strike. In this video, Cynthia Joyce, National Sector Organiser at the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU), notes four key lessons for worker organisations negotiating with foreign companies.

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14 steps trade unions can take to prevent discrimination against LGBT workers

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Trade unions work to protect the rights of all members, including those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT). #PrideMonth2022

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LRS Webinar Series | Introducing The Negotiators’ Guide

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The Labour Research Service presented the first of a series of webinars on The Negotiators’ Guide to shop stewards, organisers and negotiators. View the webinar recording and resources.

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Introducing The Negotiators’ Guide to working class leaders

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Webinar presentation by Trenton Elsely, Executive Director of Labour Research Service. Get your copy.

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Trade Unions Going Green – Environmental issues in the world of work

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Trade Unions Going Green booklet seeks to encourage unions to initiate campaigns to address environmental issues in the workplace. The booklet will help to put unions in a position to engage in dialogue for sustainable development policies, while representing the interests and needs of workers.

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Wage Bargaining | Four lessons from trade unions in the public sector

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Trade unions in the public sector want big changes in how the remuneration of their members is negotiated. In this video, HOSPERSA’s Chief Negotiator at the PSCBC, Suzan Ntlatleng, shares the key lessons learned during wage negotiations.

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution: a seductive idea requiring critical engagement

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Digital technologies are reshaping the structure of the labour market and conditions of work. We can allow capital to do what it wants. Or we can start imagining a world where we set the parameters for what technology should be.

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LRS snapshot: Industry wage settlements | Q1 2022

Inflation Monitor | May 2022

Trade union strategies for bargaining with foreign companies

14 steps trade unions can take to prevent discrimination against LGBT workers

LRS Webinar Series | Introducing The Negotiators’ Guide

Introducing The Negotiators’ Guide to working class leaders

Trade Unions Going Green – Environmental issues in the world of work

Wage Bargaining | Four lessons from trade unions in the public sector

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: a seductive idea requiring critical engagement

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