NUMSA celebrates International Women’s Day
Press Release, 8 March, 2018
More than 100 years ago on March 8, 1917, women working in the textile factories in Petrograd — then the Russian capital — led a historic protest on International Women's Day. Their actions contributed to the spark that lit the Russian Revolution which overthrew the oppressive rule of Tsar Nicholas II, and ended the Romanov dynasty and the Russian Empire. Their revolutionary actions paved the way for the formation of a truly equal, worker controlled government and society.
Striking workers shot in Zululand municipal authority
Municipal and Allied Trade Union of South Africa
Press Statement, 28 February
MATUSA is appalled at the brutal actions of the South African Police who shot and injured a number of our members earlier today. Workers were striking as a result of the municipality not paying the February salaries. Salaries are payable on the 25th day of each month . Workers expected to get paid by Friday 23rd February as the 25th would have been on Sunday. On Monday MATUSA members downed tools in protest as they had still not received their salaries. They were soon joined by other workers resulting in no service delivery taking place.
Constitutional Court dismisses PRASA appeal against Labour Appeals Court decision
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The NTM and SAFTU on the Constitutional Court dismissal of the PRASA appeal against the Labour Appeals Court decision to reinstate 700 workers dismissed in February 2013
The National Transport Movement (NTM) and South African Federation of Trade Unions SAFTU are elated at the dismissal of the PRASA appeal to the Constitutional Court.
PRASA had sought to reverse the historic victory workers scored when on the 21 November 2017 the Labour Appeal Court upheld the appeal launched by SAFTU’s affiliate, the National Transport Movement (NTM), and reinstated 700 PRASA workers with full pay backdated to 4 February 2013.
End the detention of Ahed Tamimi and all Palestinian Child Prisoners!
The campaign to FREE AHED TAMIMI and ALL PALESTINIAN CHILDREN was launched at a press conference held at the Cape Town Press Club on Wednesday, 31 January 2018. A recording of the press conference is available here.
PSC Press Statement 31 January 2018
Ahed Tamimi is a 16-year-old Palestinian girl who was arrested after a video of her slapping an Israeli soldier went viral. The slap was in response to a group of Israeli soldiers attempting to forcibly enter her home, allegedly to use her house as a vantage point for intimidating other Palestinian children in the area with gunfire. Soldiers had entered the village of Nabi Saleh and had been shooting rubber bullets, sound-bombs and teargas canisters that had shattered several windows in her home. Ahed’s 15-year-old cousin, Mohammed Tamimi had minutes before, been shot in the face with a rubber-coated metal bullet at close range that penetrated his skull. Ahed was arrested three days after the “slap incident” in a pre-dawn raid on her home on 19 December 2017, has been denied bail and remains in detention.
Village meeting about N2 Wild Coast Toll Road: SANRAL refused to negotiate.
Amadiba Crisis Committee press statement 1 November
Today, Sanral’s “community expert” Dr Mongezi Noah and N2 Wild Coast Toll Road consultant, Mr Ntsizakalo Ngalo, left a community meeting organised by the Njanda and Ngwenyeni villages in Khanyayo, by Mtentu river in Eastern Cape. They did not want to negotiate any demands on Sanral about N2. The meeting asked them to leave after an hour and half discussion.
MWASA statement on recent developments at the SABC
Media Workers Association of South Africa press statement 26 October 2017
The SABC remains of critical importance in the lives of millions of South Africans, the majority of whom, in their dehumanizing poverty and abject squalor, rely solely on the SABC for their information, education and entertainment needs.
In the current socio-political and economic environment, an effective public broadcaster is not a 'nice-to-have' but a necessity at least as in comparison with the South African Airways. It fulfills a far more seminal public mandate and should be supported.
Two Massive Wins for an Independent SABC!
Statement issued by the Save Our SABC Coalition soscoalition.org.za/
On a day of the announcement of the seventh Minister of Communications in as many years, it would truly take a lot to not only lift our spirits but indeed make us jubilant. Such is the nature of our country that this is indeed the case.
Support the Shoprite 8 – Boycott Shoprite Pelican Park
Recently 8 cashiers were dismissed by Shoprite at their Pelican Park store. The workers were accused of theft after accepting tips from customers. Even though there was no money missing from their tills and tips have been allowed for several years, the Shoprite manager, Mr Bardien, handcuffed the workers (all women) and called the SAPS to arrest them. They were handcuffed standing for four hours and while using the toilet as if they were common criminals. One worker was pregnant. They were then taken in full view of the public in an SAPS van, charged and are appearing in court for theft of company money for amounts ranging from R20–R30. This was their money that they got from customers as tips.
