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Solidarity GS Du Plessis: The good, bad and future of labour relations

NUMSA’s general secretary Irvin Jim has a weird view of the world. He denies his members are involved in blindly obvious intimidation, violence and downright thuggery. Despite the perpetrators being clothed in NUMSA uniforms.  Then Jim snarls on television that if employers dare lock out NUMSA members, they should expect a “strong reaction”. His constituency … Read more

Must read: Solidarity’s Gideon du Plessis on the games unions play

The most apt description for Gideon du Plessis’ excellent piece is, ‘must read’. The quagmire of variables that dictate South Africa’s unionised labour force is complex. It is the very reality of competing forces, with hidden agendas and politicised motives that has created a dangerous environment where unions have ended up holding the South African economy … Read more

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