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Technology is a powerful determinant of change, but labour can shape its direction

by Alex Mohubetswane Mashilo automation / employment / future of work / motor industry / organise

The impact of new technology on the future of work in the automotive manufacturing industry – a case study of NUMSA’s work at Volkswagen Group, focusing on the role of the union in saving jobs.

6 years ago

Baby Moipane Ntoula, shop steward at HOSPERSA

COVID-19: Implications for healthcare workers

by LRS covid-19 / health sector / meadowlands clinic pilot project / negotiate / organise

Nurses on the front lines of the health care response to covid-19 pandemic have found themselves in a tricky position, making difficult decisions about their own lives and that of patients.

6 years ago

municipal workers hit hard by covid-19 lockdown

Workers hit hard in level three lockdown

by New Frame collective bargaining support / Coronavirus / covid-19 / waste management sector

Both private and public sector workers continue to bear the brunt of the Covid-19 lockdown, despite eased restrictions and some industries opening.

6 years ago

UIF applicants queue at the department of labour in Gauteng

UIF covid-19 relief fund: Using the law to get wins for workers

by Nelly Nyagah collective bargaining support / Coronavirus / covid-19 / organising strategies / UIF-TERS / vulnerable workers

Vulnerable workers in South Africa face destitution in the absence of a viable channel for individual applications to the UIF’s covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme.

6 years ago

Covid-19: Concession process for teachers with comorbidities

by LRS collective bargaining agreements / collective bargaining support / covid-19 / education sector

Public education sector unions signed a collective agreement on the procedures to follow when dealing with teachers who are at a higher risk of complications if they contract Covid-19.

6 years ago