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Inflation Monitor | March 2022

The headline annual inflation rate increased to 5.9% in March 2022, from 5.7% in February 2022. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 1.0% month-on-month in March 2022.

3 years ago

What you need to know about negotiating better conditions at work

by LRS collective bargaining support / conditions of employment / labour law / minimum wages / Negotiator's Guide / occupational health and safety / wages

A framework for negotiating conditions at work, no matter where the workplace is located, no matter what the status of workers, and no matter how unorganised workers are.

3 years ago

Five workplace problem scenarios and the labour laws to use

by LRS bargain / discrimination / employment contract / labour laws / retrenchment / unfair dismissal

From retrenchment and unfair dismissal to discrimination and a company that makes unilateral changes to the terms and conditions of employment of workers, which labour laws for which problems?

3 years ago

How unions can support workers facing retrenchment

by LRS covid-19 pandemic / labour law / negotiate / retrenchment / trade union strategies

A trade union checklist if retrenchments seem unavoidable.

Inflation Monitor | February 2022

by LRS collective bargaining support / CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / negotiate

Annual consumer inflation held steady at 5. 7% in February 2022, unchanged from January. But food and transport prices put upward pressure on the monthly rate, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the goods increasing by 0.6% between January and February.

3 years ago

The implications of the Continental Free Trade Agreement for Africa’s development and the working class

by Trenton Elsely afCFTA / decent work agenda / free trade agreements / regional integration / trade

Some key messages have emerged from our work with the trade union movement in Africa as it seeks to adopt strategies that promote developmental outcomes of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.

3 years ago

How to improve your power at the bargaining table and win favourable agreements

by LRS collective bargaining agreements / negotiate / Negotiator's Guide

The process of negotiations forms the central part of collective bargaining. Here are the essential steps to follow.

3 years ago

Eight ways to build coalitions and make solidarity work in trade unions

by LRS alliances and coalitions / Negotiator's Guide / popular education / trade union solidarity

Diverse coalitions hold great potential to further collective bargaining in a changing workplace. Learn the strategies for building successful alliances.

3 years ago

National minimum wage: Domestic workers reached equalisation. Now what?

by Nelly Nyagah AWARD database / domestic workers / minimum wages / national minimum wage campaign / wages

This month domestic workers earned the national minimum wage after a long struggle for equalisation. “What we now need is enough follow-through,” says Pinky Mashiane, Founder and United Domestic Workers of South Africa. Read more…

3 years ago