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On this Workers’ Day, the Labour Research Service praises elected worker leaders and give a voice to these courageous comrades by sharing their stories of being a worker leader.
This guide is for negotiators looking to renew their strategy and approach in the face of the ongoing reorganization of work, retrenchments and restructuring, and the increasing precariousness of being a worker.
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The LRS Negotiator’s Guide provides strategies to inspire, organise and represent workers.
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Seeking to connect and support women in precarious work to have their jobs made visible, recognised, valued and remunerated.
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An effective shop steward can identify key labour laws to support the union’s bargaining and organising activities.
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It’s time to Power Up! We need to build women’s voice and leadership and strengthen women-led movements to shift power and advance the rights of all women.
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Through discussing issues close to their hearts, volunteer food handlers will see and articulate the important role they have in the National School Nutrition Programme and the school community.
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Can worker-owned co-operatives get a grip on the digital economy and contribute to helping our communities end their socio-economic struggles?
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Our range of resources address the key workplace issues for young women workers and are useful for the union that wants to tap into the creativity and energy that empowered young women members can bring to the organisation.
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Effective trade unions act at the local, sectoral and global levels. Learn the four elements to value chain mapping.
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Produced by Workers’ World Media Productions, this booklet is the complete guide to winning strikes. You’ll learn the strike laws and rights, tactics for strike organisers and anticipating the responses of bosses.
Produced by Workers’ World Media Productions, this booklet is the complete guide to winning strikes. You’ll learn the strike laws and rights, tactics for strike organisers and anticipating the responses of bosses.
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What do we need to create safe and inclusive trade unions and workplaces free of homophobia? Trade union activists who have consciousness, passion, knowledge and skills to advocate for the rights of workers who are LGBT+.
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Learn a simple step by step approach to bargaining for gender equity in the workplace.
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Trade unions in South Africa often use strikes to advance and defend the rights of their members. Learn how to plan an effective strike.
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Can trade unions continue to successfully negotiate protections for workers in uncertain times?
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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.
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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.
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Amazing things can happen when a diverse group of worker representatives is given a safe space to be themselves. A safe space is good for learning, trying new roles and building solidarity.
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With the rising inequality in South Africa, strong trade unions are a force for good in society. Here’s why unions need to invest more in organising and recruitment.
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Trade union recruitment in South Africa is lax, yet the strength of organisations largely depends on growing membership. Here’s an effective approach to recruiting members.
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Worker representatives have identified the priority demands that will strengthen the collective bargaining agreements covering millions of workers in South Africa.
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Twenty-five years after Beijing, there’s progress for women workers in South Africa but major challenges remain.
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National Negotiator at SADTU, Shiyinduku Twala, says trade unions need to adapt to the changing workplace if they hope to remain effective.
How should an organised workplace look like? Get this guide and learn how to build and maintain strong workplace unions.
This article attempts to introduce the trade union reader in sub-Saharan Africa region to the concept of value chains.
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What will it take to negotiate for all workers across formal and informal and workplaces taking into account their different needs, roles and identities?
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SACCAWU shop steward, Bongani Mkhize (35), has tips for organising and involving young workers in trade unions.
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We’ve encountered great organising strategies used by women workers in the course of our work. Our member union, SACCAWU, managed to mobilise women working in shopping malls.
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Nosipho Twala writes about her experience travelling in a Metrorail train in Gauteng Province and discovering a space with a creative blend of consciousness-raising, organising and mobilising.
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Who needs a boss? Inside one of South Africa’s most successful worker-run businesses.
Community activists in five organisations share insights and perspectives about the changes in their organisations and the constituencies they work with.
A report on the context, challenges and strategies of organising hotel workers in Namibia.
A report on the context, challenges and strategies of organising hotel workers in Zimbabwe.
A report on the context, challenges and strategies of organising hotel workers in South Africa.
This booklet shows the impact of the Decisions for Life campaign on the lives of young women workers.
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We supported trade unions in ten countries in sub-Saharan Africa to renew their bargaining and organising strategies for tackling inequality in global value chains.
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We support the capacity of UNI Global Union affiliates in Africa to monitor and influence the activities of South African multinational companies. Unions are increasingly working to ensure that MNCs comply with existing Global Framework Agreements and the Decent Work Agenda.
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We support trade union activists in creating cultures of gender equality in the trade union and workplace.
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The Collective Bargaining Support Programme offers research, information and education to trade unions to support their efforts to improve bargaining and organising activities and strategies.
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The Gender Equality Programme of the Labour Research Service supports the building of cultures of gender equality in trade unions, the workplace and community.
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Decisions for Life campaign aimed to achieve better working conditions for young women and to increase their numbers in trade unions and union leadership positions.
A case study of the organization of casual and contract workers by the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU).