SAFTU, along with the Qina National Public Transport Workers Association, is advocating for the acknowledgement of taxi workers as formal employees.

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan will appeal a court order to exempt schools from load shedding. SAFTU is against this.

SAFTU has called on the immediate termination of the contract between Government and private security company G4S.

SA’s second-largest trade union federation, SAFTU, along with other working-class organisations, will provide an update ahead of the National Shutdown.

As the countdown continues to the national shutdown planned for 20 March, EFF has warned businesses to close on the day or risk looting.

SAFTU will join the EFF’s national shutdown later this month. NEDLAC confirmed the socio-economic protests would be protected.

In a 7 March letter, Vavi dismisses the premise of NUMSA’s recall gambit, saying that “there is no such concept as a deployee’”

Zwelinzima Vavi has brought NUMSA “into disrepute and does not serve the interest of the organisation”, according to a letter from Irvin Jim.

SAFTU plans to file a criminal case against former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter for failing to report corruption during his tenure.

South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) confirmed that it will be joining the EFF for the national shutdown on 20 March.

SAFTU has called for government to introduce a monthly Basic Income Grant of R1500 and a wealth tax to ensure the rich pay more tax.

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SAFTU General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said interest rate hikes contribute to worsening living standards and increased unemployment.

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) also called on the country’s law enforcement agencies to ‘deepen’ the investigation into the matter.

Unions accuse government of ‘trying to pull the wool over public servants’ by claiming it made a 7.5% wage increase offer.

‘Our fight is not only for the cost-of-living adjustment but also for the protection of collective bargaining,’ said the unions.

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A protest certificate has been issued to Saftu, the SA Police Union and other affiliated unions that can now embark on a legal strike.

‘Yes, we march separately but we strike together. It’s a positive step in the right direction – unity of workers will enable us to achieve so many things,’ said SAFTU President, Ruth Ntlokotse.

During the Gauteng leg of the National Shutdown Unions threatened to vote against the ANC in the 2024 elections, here’s why.

All government workers, except Essential Service workers, will be allowed to participate in Wednesday’s national shutdown.

Strikes and demonstrations led by SAFTU and COSATU are expected across South Africa on Wednesday, 24 August.

TMPD has advised motorists on which roads to avoid tomorrow and ones unaffected ahead of the planned National Shutdown

SAFTU has made calls for a higher tax for wealthy people explaining that this would be able to finance some of the needs they put forward.

SAFTU secretary-general Zwelinzima Vavi said the government must set aside at least R1 trillion for use during times of crisis.

‘The working class is being plunged into a depth of poverty that is unsustainable for the great majority of the working class,’ said GIWUSA President, Mametlwe Sebei.

South Africa could well come to standstill next week as Cosatu and Saftu have marked Wednesday, 24 August for a nationwide strike.

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SAFTU, the trade union with almost one million members, will lead a National Shutdown this month – with class warfare high on their agenda.

Standard Bank is reportedly threating to auction Saftu’s Zwelinzima Vavi multimillion-rand home in Johannesburg.

Zwelinzima Vavi has been re-elected as Saftu’s General Secretary, a position he’s held since its inception.

SAFTU has urged the country’s working class to demand that the government do more than a R1.50 per litre fuel levy reduction.

SAFTU Secretary General, Zwelinzima Vavi had vowed that the agenda will not succeed. The federation has suspended those who tried to oust him.

Zwelinzima Vavi is not going down without a fight as he addressed Saftu’s intention to place him on suspension through a letter.

More than a dozen unions under SAFTU say the suspension letter given to general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi is unlawful

SAFTU’s Zwelinzima Vavi has been given until Thursday, 17 March, to explain why he shouldn’t be suspended over “transgressions”

Hundreds of thousands of SA citizens have been told to join a national strike on Wednesday: Many cities now face traffic problems, and serious overcrowding.

South Africa may grind to a halt next week, as major unions – including Saftu and Cosatu – confirmed they would go ahead with a ‘national strike’.

Cosatu and Saftu, which make up three million workers are calling on government to meet a series of demands

The trade union general secretary said that he was surprised by the result and was unsure of where he had contracted the virus.

They want to discuss reports of planned retrenchments in the public sector and at some of South Africa’s biggest companies.