Workers Tribune
- NACTU
- Authors: NACTU
- Date: May 2001
- Subjects: NACTU
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/167897 , vital:41520
- Description: Nactu, the second largest trade union federation with a membership of more than 500 000 workers from across various sectors, publishes this month its new baby. Workers Tribune, a monthly magazine that will communicate the federation's message to its members and other interested parties. It was not by accident that the birth of this important publication should coincide with May Day. For Nactu, May Day is the embodiment of workers' and peoples' struggles that has culminated in the freedom that South Africa enjoys today. We also know that these struggles occurred in an unfriendly, and often hostile environment, with many of the liberation heroes and heroines laying down their lives for the love of freedom and justice. We now enjoy democracy and freedom, and we must work hard at preserving it. We must always be mindful that it is easy to abuse freedom, and so we must strenuously be on the lookout for tendencies that seek to undermine freedom. We may have a new political order in our country, but there can be no question that the working class is still facing new challenges against capital, even black bosses. We still live in an environment that creates tensions between the working class and the bosses. We still have thousands of our comrades who have been retrenched because of the desire by bosses to realise big profits. And so, the struggle for workers' complete emancipation from tyranny is far from over. All bosses, including some we shared pain and abuse in the apartheid trenches, are capable of reverting to old ways. We must not forget that, like the erstwhile bosses of the apartheid era, they operate within an environment that is determined from outside,, and so they have to play the game according to pre-determined rules. The emergence of turncoats is on the increase. And for reasons I have alluded to, that should not surprise us. The trade union movement should increasingly prepare itself for other battles. But we should also empower ourselves with knowledge, so that when we dialogue with the bosses we raise compelling arguments. Slogans qlone do not work. We need to develop intellect as well. And so in this issue, Comrade Cunningham Ngcukana begins the process of teaching, and mental empowerment. He helps his readers to have a better understanding of what globalisation is all about, explaining that it is more profitable for unions to have profound appreciation of the workings of this system if they have to use it to their advantage. Ngcukana also writes about May Day. He tells us about the origins of this day. It is history we need because it is both informative and inspiring. A fine and commendable work by the general secretary of Nactu. There is also an article on gender equality in the workplace. Brenda Modise wrote it for us, and do read and enjoy it. To break the heaviness of the magazine, we also run a variety of pictures that seek to introduce to readers some of Nactu's leaders. We believe that it is important that you know your leaders in the trade union movement. Most importantly, however, we want to create a dialogue between ourselves and readers. Do, therefore, send us letters, commenting on various issues raised in this number. We hope to be of service to you. Do have a nice read.
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- Date Issued: May 2001
- Authors: NACTU
- Date: May 2001
- Subjects: NACTU
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/167897 , vital:41520
- Description: Nactu, the second largest trade union federation with a membership of more than 500 000 workers from across various sectors, publishes this month its new baby. Workers Tribune, a monthly magazine that will communicate the federation's message to its members and other interested parties. It was not by accident that the birth of this important publication should coincide with May Day. For Nactu, May Day is the embodiment of workers' and peoples' struggles that has culminated in the freedom that South Africa enjoys today. We also know that these struggles occurred in an unfriendly, and often hostile environment, with many of the liberation heroes and heroines laying down their lives for the love of freedom and justice. We now enjoy democracy and freedom, and we must work hard at preserving it. We must always be mindful that it is easy to abuse freedom, and so we must strenuously be on the lookout for tendencies that seek to undermine freedom. We may have a new political order in our country, but there can be no question that the working class is still facing new challenges against capital, even black bosses. We still live in an environment that creates tensions between the working class and the bosses. We still have thousands of our comrades who have been retrenched because of the desire by bosses to realise big profits. And so, the struggle for workers' complete emancipation from tyranny is far from over. All bosses, including some we shared pain and abuse in the apartheid trenches, are capable of reverting to old ways. We must not forget that, like the erstwhile bosses of the apartheid era, they operate within an environment that is determined from outside,, and so they have to play the game according to pre-determined rules. The emergence of turncoats is on the increase. And for reasons I have alluded to, that should not surprise us. The trade union movement should increasingly prepare itself for other battles. But we should also empower ourselves with knowledge, so that when we dialogue with the bosses we raise compelling arguments. Slogans qlone do not work. We need to develop intellect as well. And so in this issue, Comrade Cunningham Ngcukana begins the process of teaching, and mental empowerment. He helps his readers to have a better understanding of what globalisation is all about, explaining that it is more profitable for unions to have profound appreciation of the workings of this system if they have to use it to their advantage. Ngcukana also writes about May Day. He tells us about the origins of this day. It is history we need because it is both informative and inspiring. A fine and commendable work by the general secretary of Nactu. There is also an article on gender equality in the workplace. Brenda Modise wrote it for us, and do read and enjoy it. To break the heaviness of the magazine, we also run a variety of pictures that seek to introduce to readers some of Nactu's leaders. We believe that it is important that you know your leaders in the trade union movement. Most importantly, however, we want to create a dialogue between ourselves and readers. Do, therefore, send us letters, commenting on various issues raised in this number. We hope to be of service to you. Do have a nice read.
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- Date Issued: May 2001
Economic Policy Seminar
- NACTU
- Authors: NACTU
- Date: July 1990
- Subjects: NACTU
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138635 , vital:37658
- Description: This department decided to retain the current 1990/1 budget figure of R7bn for curative health and administration costs. A further R2.1bn was proposed for preventative health care. The total health budget is therefore R9.1bn. Primary Health Care (PHC) will be an addition to the health budget. The PHC addition is R1.4bn, which will cover training of PHC workers; the cost of purchasing the ten identified common medicines and drugs that will be mass produced and the cost of setting up informal rural clinics. A further addition to the health budget is the setting up and equiping local Rehabilitation Centres (RC). R0.7bn is allocated for these centres. Speech therapy, physiotherapy and such medical science disciplines will be located at the local RC so as to ease the pressure on hosipitals. The setting up Industrial Hosipitals (IH) which will be located in the industrial areas will be assisted by the health department. The IH must be viewed as an alternative to "medical aid", that workers are increasingly demanding in collective bargaining. Instead IH would be set up in industrial areas serving the factories in those areas. These IH will controlled by workers and management with the health department playing only an advisory and inspectionary role.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: July 1990
- Authors: NACTU
- Date: July 1990
- Subjects: NACTU
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138635 , vital:37658
- Description: This department decided to retain the current 1990/1 budget figure of R7bn for curative health and administration costs. A further R2.1bn was proposed for preventative health care. The total health budget is therefore R9.1bn. Primary Health Care (PHC) will be an addition to the health budget. The PHC addition is R1.4bn, which will cover training of PHC workers; the cost of purchasing the ten identified common medicines and drugs that will be mass produced and the cost of setting up informal rural clinics. A further addition to the health budget is the setting up and equiping local Rehabilitation Centres (RC). R0.7bn is allocated for these centres. Speech therapy, physiotherapy and such medical science disciplines will be located at the local RC so as to ease the pressure on hosipitals. The setting up Industrial Hosipitals (IH) which will be located in the industrial areas will be assisted by the health department. The IH must be viewed as an alternative to "medical aid", that workers are increasingly demanding in collective bargaining. Instead IH would be set up in industrial areas serving the factories in those areas. These IH will controlled by workers and management with the health department playing only an advisory and inspectionary role.
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- Date Issued: July 1990
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