February 27, 2020
SAFTU regards the 2020-2021 as a declaration of war on the working class and the poorest of the poor
SAFTU predicted that the 2020 Budget Speech will present the cremation of the working class alive! We were correct, indeed the working class and the poorest […]
February 25, 2020
Last night of the 24 February 2020, SAFTU was invited and attended a meeting with government Ministers led by the Minister of Public Administration, Minister Senzo […]
February 14, 2020
During intense hidden ideological contestations, it is easy for the members of the public to get lost in the details. SAFTU feels it must summarise for […]
February 12, 2020
The unemployment crisis South Africa finds itself at a precipice. The economic malaise currently being experienced places the nation at a point of no return. The […]
February 3, 2020
SAFTU is disgusted and angered by the Department of Labour Register who is seemingly targeting SAFTU unions for deregistration on the flimsiest of excuses. We have […]
January 30, 2020
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is angry, though not surprised, by the pathetic offer from the National Minimum Wage Commission of a miserly 5% […]
January 30, 2020
The South African Federation of Trade Unions angrily condemns the ‘peace plan’ for Israel announced by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. […]
January 23, 2020
SAFTU appointed Mr Ntozakhe Douglas Mthukwane on the 01 October 2019 to the position of the National Spokesperson, pending security and background check. The first check […]
January 17, 2020
The South African Federation of Trade Unions – SAFTU rejects the decisions of the SA Reserve Bank Monetary Policy as being too little too late. SAFTU […]
January 17, 2020
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU), condemns in the strongest terms the decisions of Massmart to curl 1400 jobs and close 13 stores. In […]
January 8, 2020
SAFTU joins the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga and indeed many South Africans in congratulating the class of 2019 matriculants whose passed rate surpassed all […]
January 7, 2020
Trump is the world number one terrorist Trump is a criminal Trump is a liar Trump is the threat to world peace The South African Federation […]
December 22, 2019
The South African Federation of Trade Unions sends festive greetings and a message of solidarity to its members and to the working class of South Africa […]
December 17, 2019
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is elated following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that fees must fall activist, Kanya Cekeshe, is due to be […]
December 14, 2019
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is shocked and concerned by the victory of the extreme right-wing, elitist, racist and xenophobic Conservative Party in the […]
December 11, 2019
The South African Federation of Trade Union is dismayed but not shocked by the figures released by the Statistics SA that showed that the country’s annual […]
December 4, 2019
Government’s naïve adherence to economic policy that is geared towards meeting the demands of the rating agencies, big business and the IMF/World Bank has indeed been […]
November 25, 2019
The 25th November 2019, marks yet another critical day on our national and international calendar. Governments and civil society formations set aside sixteen (16) days of […]
November 21, 2019
We the 350 delegates to the SAFTU Inaugural Central Committee held on the 18 – 20 November 2019, representing 29 of the affiliated unions with a […]
November 12, 2019
In reality this was nothing less than a coup by the capitalist ruling class and the armed forces, supported by some disgruntled sections of the middle […]
