Monthly Archives: June 2014
South Africa: Two hundred thousand metal workers on strike – bosses respond with lockouts
By Ben Morken 2 July 2014 On Tuesday, 1 July, hundreds of thousands of metal workers went out on strike in the engineering and metals sectors, bringing the industry to a complete standstill. The strike involves small, medium and large companies, … Continue reading
Lessons of the platinum miners’ strike
By Ben Morken 16 June 2014 The longest strike in South Africa’s history has ended. For nearly five long months, platinum miners affiliated to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) held out against the arrogance and intransigence of … Continue reading
South Africa: Can AMCU win the platinum strike?
By Ben Morken 09 June 2014 The strike by 70 000 – 80 000 mine workers affiliated to the Association of Mine workers and Construction Union (AMCU) in the platinum sector has now entered its fifth straight month, making it … Continue reading
Lwandle: Apartheid style evictions – the Callousness of South African capitalism
By Ben Morken 04 June 2014 Over the last two days South Africans were shocked by the scenes coming Lwandle, a poor community outside Cape Town where forced and brutal evictions of poor people took place on Monday.Beside the … Continue reading
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