The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Limpopo stands in solidarity with its affiliate, the Agricultural Food and Allied Democratic Workers Union (AFADWU) which has embarked on industrial action at Jumbo Foods in Polokwane, starting 1 September. This follows protracted negotiations during which the employer remained intransigent to accede to the demands of […]

Ground Up reports that talks at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) over the proposed closure of the Premier Groups’ fruit canning factory in Tulbagh have broken down. According to Agricultural, Food and Allied Democratic Workers’ Union (AFADWU) Western Cape provincial secretary Nyaniso Gqalaqha, who was part of the talks on 26 August, Premier objected […]