Worker's News : June 1997

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Title: Worker's News : June 1997
Alternative Title: The war against privatisation
Creator: See all items with this value South African Municipal Workers Union
Date: 1997-06-uu
Description: The inaugural issue of the SAMWU Magazine serves as a foundational document for the South African Municipal Workers' Union, following its formation in 1987. Published during a critical period of transition in South African labour history, the issue outlines the union’s militant stance against the privatisation of local government services and highlights its leadership in the National Living Wage Campaign.

The content reflects a dual focus on internal organisational building—featuring the new union constitution and the role of service committees—and broader socio-economic advocacy, including critiques of the Employment Standards Bill and the Labour Relations Act (LRA). Notably, the issue integrates technical workplace safety concerns, such as the environmental hazards of municipal sludge, with political education and international worker solidarity. By documenting the early policies of the union and its affiliation with COSATU, this issue captures the emergence of a unified, worker-controlled movement dedicated to transforming municipal service delivery in a post-apartheid South Africa.
Publisher: See all items with this value South African Municipal Workers Union
Language: English
Subject: South African Municipal Workers' Union—Periodicals; Trade-unions—Municipal employees—South Africa; Privatisation—South Africa; Collective bargaining—South Africa; See all items with this value Labor laws and legislation--South Africa; Work environment—Health aspects—South Africa
Is Part Of: Workers' News
Rights: South African Municipal Workers Union
Rights Holder: South African Municipal Workers Union
Type: text
Extent: 28 pages
Format: Periodicals; pdf
Provenance: The item is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University, on behalf of the Labour Research Service
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/105759
useGuidelines: The materials are made available explicitly for research and educational purposes. Any use of these materials must be cleared with the rights holder.

Item sets: General Materials; Workers' News; South African Municipal Workers' Union (SAMWU) Collection

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