Taking COSATU Today Forward, 8 June 2022
Norman Mampane
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Taking COSATU Today Forward
‘Whoever sides with the revolutionary people in deed as well as in word is a revolutionary in the full sense’-Maoo
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Wednesday, 8 June 2022
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the Back to Basics Campaign, Consolidate the Struggle for the NDR and Advance the Struggle for Socialism’
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Contents
- Workers Parliament: Back to Basics!
- COSATU Eastern Cape supports SAMWU march on 08 June 2022
- South Africa
- COSATU Eastern Cape congratulates the provincial SACP for holding a successful 9th Provincial Congress
- International-Workers’ Solidarity!
- NEHAWU mourns the passing of Comrade Amos Mbedzi
Workers’ Parliament-Back2Basics
COSATU Eastern Cape supports SAMWU march on 08 June 2022
Mkhawuleli Maleki, COSATU Provincial Secretary, 07 June 2022
COSATU in the Eastern Cape supports the march organized by one of its affiliated unions, South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) to be held on 08 June 2022.
SAMWU workers in the Eastern Cape will be united in action to highlight their plight in several municipalities, in the main being Amathole District Municipality (ADM.) Workers in ADM across the unions are united in defense of their hard-won rights that are violated in an unprecedented manner, workers are resolute that they cannot be passive while their rights that are undermined and trampled on.
Union bashing tactics are the order of the day in ADM. Provisions of the labour legislations are being undermined.
Unfair disciplinary actions against shop Stewards aimed at silencing the union and injecting fear in the hearts of the workers is one of the bull-dog tactics used by the employer.
18 Shop Stewards are currently suspended by the Municipal Manager. Undermining of Collective Bargaining Agreements among the challenges faced by the union under the leadership of the notorious Municipal Manger, Mr Thandekile Mnyimba.
The tenure of this Municipal Manager has been characterized by poor labour relations, adverse audit report, poor performance by the municipality. Instead of stabilizing the municipality, things worsened, and the municipality has gone bankrupt.
Under his leadership there were interventions made by the Department of Corporate Governance & Traditional Affairs as well as Treasury.
All these interventions did not yield the intended outcomes because of non-cooperation on the part of the municipality.
Surprisingly, the same Municipal Manager has been irregularly reappointed, according to our affiliate which is the eyes and the ears of COSATU and the broader Society.
We are calling upon COSATU affiliates, Alliance partners and Organs of the Civil Society to support the march in an effort to address the plight of municipal workers
Details of the march are as follows:
11h30 – Marchers assemble at North End Stadium, East London where Alliance partners will deliver messages of support.
12h30 – March commences (leaves North End Stadium to ADM Offices in Chislehurst).
14h00 – Handing over of memorandum to ADM Mayor and MEC for COGTA.
Issued by COSATU Eastern Cape
South Africa
COSATU Eastern Cape congratulates the provincial SACP for holding a successful 9th Provincial Congress
Mkhawuleli Maleki, COSATU Eastern Cape Provincial Secretary, 07 June 2022
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)in the Eastern Cape congratulates the provincial South African Communist Party (SACP) for hosting a successful 9th Provincial Congress on the 3rd to the 5th of June 2022.
The theme for this congress was: “Consolidating working class power for a transition to socialism in our lifetime”.
COSATU appreciates the efforts by SACP to drive the deliberations and resolutions of the congress towards the realisation of this theme.
The resolutions taken at this congress serve as evidence that our alliance partners are still committed to the tasks at hand and the importance of consolidating working class power in advancing the National Democratic Revolution in pursuit of Socialism.
The following comrades are a leadership collective that emerged in this congress.
Provincial Secretary: Comrade Xolile Nqata
Provincial Chairperson: Comrade Mzoleli Mrara
Provincial Treasurer: Comrade Zodwa Zothani
First Deputy Provincial Secretary: Comrade Sisimone Rakaibe
Second Deputy Provincial Secretary: Comrade Simphiwe Thobela
Provincial Deputy Chairperson: Comrade Mpumelelo Saziwa
20 Additional members were also elected
We wish the elected Provincial Executive Committee Members all the best during their term of office.
Issued by COSATU Eastern Cape
International-Solidarity
NEHAWU mourns the passing of Comrade Amos Mbedzi
Zola Saphetha, NEHAWU General Secretary, June 07, 2022
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] is deeply saddened by the passing of Comrade Amos Mbedzi, an internationalist, freedom fighter and political prisoner. Comrade Mbedzi passed on today, Tuesday 7th June while serving an 85-year jail sentence under the Tinkundla Regime.
NEHAWU conveys its deep and heartfelt condolences to the Mbedzi family, friends and comrades in the Mass Democratic Movement (MDM) and Swaziland Solidarity Network. We wish his family strength and courage during this difficult moment.
Comrade Mbedzi dedicated his life to the struggle for the freedom of our people and championed the struggle for a democratic Swaziland against the brutal and repressive Tinkhundla Regime. The people of Swaziland have experienced repression since the 1973 decree banning all political parties, trade union movement and other progressive formations fighting for democracy.
The Tinkhundla Regime has over the years, imprisoned and tortured many political activists, who stood opposed to the regime. There are many political prisoners languishing in Swazi jails. Comrade Mbedzi was among those political prisoners. Comrade Mbedzi fell sick while serving his 85-year sentence. After long neglect by the Mswati Regime, the regime secretly transferred him to South Africa in March this year, in a futile attempt to cleanse its bloodied hands, fearing that he might die while jailed in Swaziland.
We remain deeply concerned that for a considerable period of time, the South African government could not take the country into confidence regarding the whereabouts of Comrade Mbedzi, including why he remained detained in South Africa instead of being released, especially when he desperately needed medical treatment he was denied for many years. Our government should shed more light on the circumstances of his death.
In memory of Comrade Mbedzi, the national union [NEHAWU] will continue campaigning for the dismantling of the Mswati dictatorship, for a democratic Swaziland and the release of all political prisoners and remain consistent in support of these demands by the people of Swaziland until they are realised.
NEHAWU reiterates its solidarity support to the struggle of the people of Swaziland for democracy.
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Issued by NEHAWU Secretariat
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Norman Mampane (Shopsteward Editor)
Congress of South African Trade Unions
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