What happened to the accountability of Numsa’s leadership to ordinary members? It is a problem that has beset just about every labour movement in every country. The answer lies in the separation of union leadership from its membership.
Over the past four years, progressive online publication New Frame won admiration for its reporting on labour and social justice. The abrupt announcement that it is shutting down has caused expressions of outrage and betrayal as well as some worrying political allegations. How did a seeming.
National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa secretary-general, Irvin Jim, said the union's second deputy president Ruth Ntlokotse was suspended for misconduct
The political fallout from Zwelinzima Vavi’s suspension from Saftu has been swift. Saftu’s top leadership structure has been left rudderless at a time when workers remain vulnerable to job losses.