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Six trade union responses to the impact of the AfCFTA in Namibia

These suggestions for dealing with the impact of the Continental Free Trade Area on jobs and employment can also help trade unions in other countries.

3 weeks ago

How trade unions can support Education Support Personnel

by admin education sector / education support personnel / Power Up! / trade union strategies / volunteer food handlers

Teachers’ unions are concerned about the exploitation of education support personnel, the lack of decent jobs and the violation of fundamental human and labour rights, including the right to organise and bargain collectively.

4 months ago

How trade unions can support volunteer food handlers

by admin National School Nutrition Programme / Power Up! / precarious employment / trade union strategies / volunteer food handlers / women workers

As key players in the school community and in government consultative spaces, trade union activists can help to make visible the work of volunteer food handlers in the National School Nutrition Programme.

6 months ago

How public sector trade unions can address GBV

by admin gender based violence / gender equality / public sector / trade union development / trade union strategies

Six actions that unions can take to build and improve their strategies for ending gender-based violence in their contexts.

9 months ago

Nine practical strategies for saving jobs at companies

by admin Labour Relations Act / Negotiator's Guide / retrenchments / trade union strategies

Trade unions have the power to develop and adopt plans to save jobs. Here are some strategies for unionists to consider.

10 months ago

Tips for organising women in the informal economy

by admin informal economy / organise / trade union strategies / vulnerable workers

Some basic recruiting strategies for organisers that want to bring women workers in the informal into the trade union.

10 months ago

Domestic workers demand better access to social protection

by admin COIDA / domestic workers / labour laws / social protection / trade union strategies / UIF / vulnerable workers

Domestic workers’ organisations have ramped up advocacy for access to UIF and COIDA so that all workers are covered for future crises.

10 months ago

Ten articles to read in August

by admin conditions at work / decent work / gender based violence / gender equality / trade union strategies

August is women’s month in South Africa, a time when gender equality and women’s empowerment take centre stage. The Labour Research Service stands with worker organisations that work tirelessly to advance women’s right to decent work.

10 months ago

Five trade union demands for mainstreaming gender in trade agreements

by Marie Daniel African continental free trade area / gender equality / gender mainstreaming / trade union strategies / trade unions and trade

More action is needed to achieve equity, equality, non-discrimination and women empowerment in trade agreements. Here are five trade union demands for mainstreaming gender in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

10 months ago

A trade union guide for negotiating the future of work

by admin artificial intelligence / conditions at work / fourth industrial revolution / future of work / gig economy / trade union strategies

Strategies that trade unions can adapt to be more influential in shaping and responding to the future of work.

11 months ago

Strategies to inspire, organise and represent workers

by Trenton Elsely bargain / collective bargaining support / negotiate / Negotiator's Guide / organise / trade union strategies

An introduction to The LRS Negotiator’s Guide | A video presentation of the leading ideas from each of the chapters of the Guide.

12 months ago

Trade union strategies for bargaining with foreign companies

by admin bargain / clover strike / impact / trade union strategies / wage negotiations

In November, workers at Israeli-owned dairy company, Clover, went on a prolonged strike. In this video, Cynthia Joyce, National Sector Organiser at the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU), notes four key lessons for worker organisations negotiating with foreign companies.

12 months ago

LRS Webinar Series | Introducing The Negotiators’ Guide

by admin bargain / future of work / LRS Webinars / negotiate / Negotiator's Guide / organise / trade union strategies

The Labour Research Service presented the first of a series of webinars on The Negotiators’ Guide to shop stewards, organisers and negotiators. View the webinar recording and resources.

12 months ago

Using the law to support bargaining strategies: Which labour law for which problem?

by admin collective bargaining support / labour laws / Negotiator's Guide / trade union strategies

16 examples of challenges that negotiators might encounter.

12 months ago

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: a seductive idea requiring critical engagement

by admin decent work agenda / digital democracy / fourth industrial revolution / gender inequality / trade union strategies

Digital technologies are reshaping the structure of the labour market and conditions of work. We can allow capital to do what it wants. Or we can start imagining a world where we set the parameters for what technology should be.

12 months ago

What to do about the lack of labour provisions in the AfCFTA agreement

by admin African continental free trade area / decent work agenda / labour provisions / trade union strategies

Seven steps to ensure decent work in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).

1 year ago

A guide to negotiating for inclusivity and against discrimination in the trade union and the workplace

by admin discrimination / homophobia / LGBTI workers rights / negotiate / trade union strategies

An essential resource for trade union negotiators and activists.

1 year ago

A trade union guide to retrenchment law and processes

by admin labour law / negotiate / retrenchment / trade union strategies

Understanding retrenchment law is a base upon which worker leaders can build strategies for saving jobs and supporting workers when retrenchments are unavoidable.

1 year ago

Six bargaining strategies for the future

by admin collective bargaining / fourth industrial revolution / future of work / gig economy / industry 4.0 / trade union strategies

Trade unions are not powerless when it comes to influencing the future of work and shaping the reality of work.

1 year ago

Three steps to take and save jobs before the start of a retrenchment process

by admin collective bargaining support / covid-19 / negotiate / Negotiator's Guide / retrenchment / trade union strategies

Trade unions can intervene and try to tackle problems in companies before a Section 189 notice is issued.

1 year ago

How unions can support workers facing retrenchment

by admin covid-19 pandemic / labour law / negotiate / retrenchment / trade union strategies

A trade union checklist if retrenchments seem unavoidable.

1 year ago

How to approach the equity bargaining process

by admin equity bargaining / gender equality / Negotiator's Guide / trade union strategies / wage gap

Collective bargaining can promote equity in the workplace and address the entrenched misconceptions about the role of women workers. Here’s how the trade union negotiator should approach the equity bargaining process.

2 years ago

defining a just transition for trade unions in africa

Ten trade union arguments for a just energy transition in Africa

by Marie Daniel climate change / decent work agenda / energy sector / green collective bargaining / just transition / trade union strategies

A just transition involves climate action that provides decent jobs and less hardship for workers and their communities.

2 years ago

Seven steps to ensure decent work in trade agreements

by Marie Daniel African continental free trade area / decent work agenda / labour provisions / trade union strategies / trade unions and trade

The African Continental Free Trade Area agreement does not include labour provisions or references to the creation of decent work. Here’s how trade unions can argue for inclusion.

4 years ago

Organising young workers: How are unions faring in South Africa?

by Nelly Nyagah negotiate / organise / trade union strategies / workers' education

SACCAWU shop steward, Bongani Mkhize (35), has tips for organising and involving young workers in trade unions.

Tag: trade union strategies

Six trade union responses to the impact of the AfCFTA in Namibia

How trade unions can support Education Support Personnel

How trade unions can support volunteer food handlers

How public sector trade unions can address GBV

Nine practical strategies for saving jobs at companies

Tips for organising women in the informal economy

Ten articles to read in August

Five trade union demands for mainstreaming gender in trade agreements

A trade union guide for negotiating the future of work

Strategies to inspire, organise and represent workers

Trade union strategies for bargaining with foreign companies

LRS Webinar Series | Introducing The Negotiators’ Guide

Using the law to support bargaining strategies: Which labour law for which problem?

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: a seductive idea requiring critical engagement

What to do about the lack of labour provisions in the AfCFTA agreement

A guide to negotiating for inclusivity and against discrimination in the trade union and the workplace

A trade union guide to retrenchment law and processes

Six bargaining strategies for the future

Three steps to take and save jobs before the start of a retrenchment process

How unions can support workers facing retrenchment

How to approach the equity bargaining process

Ten trade union arguments for a just energy transition in Africa

Seven steps to ensure decent work in trade agreements

Organising young workers: How are unions faring in South Africa?

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