SA budget double that of 2006 but service delivery fails to catch up – Solidarity

This year, South Africa’s consolidated state budget is likely to break through the R1 trillion level for the first time, the trade union Solidarity said today. It would be a nominal [...]

“Restructuring” at Absa not transparent – Solidarity

Trade union Solidarity this week demanded in a letter to Absa that the bank lay its cards on the table regarding its “restructuring process”. This comes after several Solidarity members [...]

State intervention in mining industry could have negative impact on two thirds of SA’s formal sector workers, warns Solidarity

Trade union Solidarity today pointed out that as many as 6,5 million out of approximately 9 million people in the formal labour market could be affected negatively by state intervention [...]

Strikes possible at agricultural companies and cooperations

The trade union Solidarity today demanded that the agricultural companies and cooperations in die Grain Bargaining Council suit actions to words and compensate employees with a wage increase of at [...]

Freedom of SA mining industry crucial – Solidarity

Although the report by the ANC commission investigating government intervention in the minerals sector dismisses the notion of full-scale nationalisation and President Zuma, according to media reports, declared on Friday [...]

Zuma does not pass Solidarity’s test with State of the Nation Address

The trade union Solidarity has given President Zuma 47 out of 100 for his State of the Nation Address today. The trade union has based this evaluation on a scoring [...]

White people with disabilities completely kicked out of affirmative action

White people with disabilities will be completely kicked out of affirmative action processes, trade union Solidarity said today. According to Solidarity, the latest proposed amendments to the Broad-based Black Economic [...]

SITA’s restructuring a smokescreen for retrenchments – Solidarity

Letters that were issued to several members of Solidarity by the State Information Technology Agency (SITA), clearly show that the organisation’s controversial restructuring process is nothing more than the first [...]

More layoffs at Sappi

The trade union Solidarity today confirmed having received four section 189 layoff notifications in the past month, from Sappi’s Ngodwana, Enstra, Richards Bay and Tugela mills. Some 959 employees may [...]

Solidarity members get more than R259 million in awards and benefits in 2011

During 2011, trade union Solidarity gave back more than R259 million, that is, more than R21 million a month – almost three times more than its average monthly income from [...]