From about 1976 onwards when management in South Africa began recognising trade unions for the purposes of collective bargaining it was falsely assumed that all such negotiations would be conducted in good faith. When Halton...
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Read MoreOn Tuesday the Supreme Court of Appeal delivered an important judgment in SATAWU v Garvis. Some extracts: [1] On Tuesday morning 16 May 2006 the appellant, the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (the Union),...
Read MoreShould it be suggested, let alone form the basis of a Labour Court judgment, that dispute resolution and power-play in collective bargaining in the form of a lockout is analogous to a boxing match where the parties are intent on...
Read MoreBusinessDay today has a report by Bheki Mpofu Minister steps in to try (to) end strike, but it not clear what role the Minister intends to play as he is unlikely to be regarded as a neutral mediator or third party. The...
Read MoreArticle concerning industrial peace methods by G Hartog “Methods of Industrial Peace within the Empire” published in South African Law Journal 1913 at pages 442 – 448 [GilesFiles Note: Despite being written so...
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