"Lessons from the 1970's Struggles and Strikes in East London" Booklet

The intention of this booklet and the CD-Rom which accompanies it, is to capture a picture of the struggles in and around East London through the experiences and in the words of individuals and organisations that were actually part of making this history.

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BARGANING INDICATORS 2005

- Bargaining Indicators 2004 order form (MS Word)
- Bargaining Indicators 2004 order form (PDF)

This annual omnibus provides up-to-date information to support trade unions in their collective bargaining negotiations.

TAKING EMPLOYMENT EQUITY FORWARD AT THE WORKPLACE

- Taking Employment Equity Forward at the Workplace order form (MS Word)

The booklet is intended to assist and guide trade union
organisers and shopstewards around the weaknesses
and opportunities regarding affirmative action and
specifically the South African legislation.

Chapters are:

1. International Experiences of Affirmative Action
2. A Summary of the Employment Equity Act of 1998
3. Developing Trade Union Policy for implementing Employment Equity at the Workplace.

Appendices include:

1. "Employer Resistance to the Employment Equity Act"
2. "1st Annual Report of the Commission for EE - Aug 2001"
3. "Code of Good Practice on the preparation, implementation and monitoring of EE plans"
4. "NUM affirmative action agreement"

The booklet sells for R20 excluding postage. Phone the Trade Union Library @ (021) 447 1677 to obtain an order form and place your order.

BARGANING MONITOR

- Bargaining Monitor order form (MS Word)

A bulletin for union wage negotiators, produced since 1987, currently issued every second month.

Previous Issues:

• Bargaining Monitor August 2003 (PDF file)
• Bargaining Monitor September 2003 (PDF file)
• Bargaining Monitor October 2003 (PDF file)
• Bargaining Monitor December 2003 (PDF file)

TULEC MANUAL FOR TRADE UNION ORGANISERS

- TULEC Manual for Trade Union Organisers (MS Word)

A comprehensive guide for trade union organisers and leaders involved in trade union work and collective bargaining. It includes all the most recent labour laws and codes of conduct. Regular updates are posted to all those who purchase the manual.

BEHIND THE LABEL

“Behind the label” has been an initiative of the Labour Research Service, the Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies(PLAAS) and the Women on Farms Project. This publication documents the experiences of the social conditions on these wine farms as seen through the eyes of the workers. What makes this publication unique is the fact that the farms workers themselves were involved in every step of the research process. They defined the criteria for the audit, collected the information and were involved in the analysis of the data. It has given workers the tolls to assess their own conditions and to make their voices heard. This publication thus debunks the myth that only experts can conduct research into the lives of ordinary people.

- “Behind the label”(PDF version)