COSATU strike: Here are the confirmed assembly points in NINE provinces
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has confirmed the meeting spots for the National Day of Action on Thursday, 6 July. COSATU and all its affiliates are expected to embark on a nationwide strike on Thursday. COSATU MEETING SPOTS CONFIRMED The federation said its National Day of Action is a demonstration by workers that […]
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has confirmed the meeting spots for the National Day of Action on Thursday, 6 July.
COSATU and all its affiliates are expected to embark on a nationwide strike on Thursday.
COSATU MEETING SPOTS CONFIRMED
The federation said its National Day of Action is a demonstration by workers that government needs to do more to end the current levels of load-shedding, cable theft, crime and corruption, wasteful expenditure and austerity cuts crippling the state, suffocating the economy, and further plunging workers into high levels of indebtedness and misery.
“This is also a signal to the government, the Reserve Bank, and the commercial banks that the working class can no longer afford to bear the burden of rising levels of inflation, electricity tariff hikes and relentless and reckless increases in the repo rate,” the union said.
| Eastern Cape | Nangoza Jebe Hall, New Brighton | 09:00 |
|---|---|---|
| Free State | Nyakallong Township entrance, Allanridge | 09:00 |
| Gauteng | COSATU house, Braamfontein | 10:00 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | King Dinuzulu Park, Durban | 10:00 |
| Limpopo | Magazyn Street, Polokwane Hospital Park | 08:30 |
| Mpumalanga | Kiepersol, Hazyview | 10:00 |
| North West | Montshiwa Stadium, MafikengMedical Centre, KlerksdorpTaxi Rank, Rustenburg | 10:00 |
| Northern Cape | Kemo Open Parking Scape, KimberlyABSA Parking Space, Kuruman | 08:30 |
| Western Cape | Hanover Street, Cape Town | 08:30 |
The strike is protected under section 77 of the Labour Relations Act as National Economic Development and Labour Council granted COSATU a certificate to strike.
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