{"id":90638,"date":"2024-07-29T22:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T20:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=90638"},"modified":"2024-07-29T22:09:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T20:09:02","slug":"failed-registration-of-mk-affiliated-tewusa-not-a-major-threat-to-unions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/failed-registration-of-mk-affiliated-tewusa-not-a-major-threat-to-unions\/","title":{"rendered":"Failed registration of MK-affiliated-Tewusa; not a major threat to unions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za<\/a>
\n29 July 2024 | 22:09 SAST
\n1-minute read<\/p>\n

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Image: Tewusa<\/p><\/div>\n

The registration of the Teachers and Education Workers Union of SA (Tewusa), which disgruntled Saftu members formed in the name of MK, has been rejected by the labour registrar.<\/p>\n

While Tewusa\u2019s formation can be seen as part of former President Jacob Zuma\u2019s plan to disrupt the ANC and its alliance partners, it does not pose a major threat to unions such as Cosatu and Sadtu yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe in a few years, maybe down the road, if they’re able to build their membership and be able to become effective, then they could become a more labour-related competition\u2026 But at this stage, it’s way too early,\u201d political analyst Dr Dale Mckinley said during an interview on Radio Islam International.<\/p>\n

Overall, there has been a gradual decline of trade unions in South Africa over the past few years, particularly because of a stagnant economy and the high degree of casualisation in our workforce.<\/p>\n

While the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has also been weakened in the past due to several rocky events, it has stabilised and is most likely to hold its political affiliations as they are, pending the outcomes and effects of the GNU on workers and Cosatu\u2019s relations with the ANC.<\/p>\n

Cosatu would do well to focus on rebuilding and reinforcing its organisation, Dr McKinley noted, because regardless of who is in power, workers need to be able to unite to champion workers\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you split and break and start moving and forming new trade unions, you\u2019re going to weaken the trade union movement overall, which is true, at least in the short term,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Listen <\/strong>to the full interview<\/a> on Sabaahul Muslim with Moulana Habib Bobat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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