"It is an absolute insult to the people of South Africa that private individuals can use a public facility for their social activities and that and state officials should escort them," the
Congress of South African Trade Unions, an ally of the ANC ally, declared in a statement.
SADTU, the biggest of the four, is affiliated with the
Congress of South African Trade Unions, a partner in the triumvirate ruling alliance with the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party.
The
Congress of South African Trade Unions said: "Get well and continue to inspire us."
NEHAWU, which was affiliated to the
Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), organised workers in the education, health, government and social welfare sectors.
More than 120 people gathered to support the coalition, including reps from Sasfed; the
Congress of South African Trade Unions and its affiliated unions; and NGOs including the Freedom of Expression Institute, the Right to Know Campaign, Media Monitoring Africa, and the Soweto Concerned Residents Assn.
The
Congress of South African Trade Unions, the nation's largest union federation, will encourage members to boycott Walmart and hold demonstrations to protest the government's decision to approve the deal.
COSATU (the
Congress of South African Trade Unions) played a key role in the transition from apartheid to formal political liberalism in South Africa, but now faces a "paradox of victory" wrought by their success, in that the transition to democracy has brought with it increasing market liberalization, organizational weakening through losing leadership cadres to politics, and processes of class formation that undermine solidarity.
But Patrick Craven, from the
Congress of South African Trade Unions, told the Financial Times the order would not make 'any fundamental difference to our overall strategy'.
The
Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said it filed seven-day strike notices on Thursday so that all its two million members could join the state workers strike, which they said would also target the mining and manufacturing sectors.
Moreover, the British Academic Union invited Bongani Masuku, the International Secretary of the
Congress of South African Trade Unions, to explain the Congress's campaign against Israel.
do all that is necessary to ensure that they boycott all goods to and from Israel until Palestine is free." --
Congress of South African Trade Unions, February 3, 2009