Everyone a loser in pathetic Cosatu debacle
01 April 2015 - 02:55
Now that the dust is settling over the dismissal of the general secretary of Cosatu, Zwelinzima Vavi, we have to ask difficult questions of the union federation - and of all those who claim to represent the working class. Can a labour federation, born of the liberation struggle of men and women who sacrificed their lives, be sold to the highest bidder? Will political ambition take precedence over ending the inequities many workers still face in the workplace?The decision to fire Vavi is just one...
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