Solidarity offers its members protection in the workplace. However, the trade union also is a larger movement which fights for the rights of its members and their communities. Our message is one of protection for today and hope for tomorrow!

Solidarity offers you more than you think    What else can you really buy with your monthly Solidarity membership fee? Maybe a bottle of Nederburg red wine or two watermelons? But alcohol can easily become a bad habit and watermelon season is almost over. So you might as well be assured of your job and your salary, 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. With a mere R6 increase in membership fees, your monthly salary is still safeguarded for only R70 per month for collective members and R72 for individual members.  Legal question: Dismissal on the grounds of disability owing to ill health or injury    Question: I work at a guesthouse in Piet Retief and live on the premises. My duties include, among other things, receiving and booking in the guests, preparing breakfast, cleaning the rooms and making the beds. Although I can perform administrative tasks, my employer seldom lets me do admin. My problem is that I injured my lower back when I was younger and as a result of this injury I can’t get out of bed some days. Can my employer dismiss me because of this?  Inflation – what is it actually? (Part 1)    Inflation is a subject that frequently crops up, especially in the world of trade unionism. The true meaning of the term “inflation” is, however, a mystery to many people. Most people probably at least have an idea that high inflation is something bad and that it has something to do with “CPIX”. There are also people who think they know exactly what inflation is, but who actually have a distorted understanding. The aim of this article is to get rid of ignorance and incorrect ideas.  Solidarity wraps up successful wage negotiations at Palabora Mining    The trade union Solidarity secured a wage increase of 9% during negotiations with the country’s largest copper mine, Palabora Mining, this week.  Legal question: Dismissal on the grounds of disability owing to ill health or injury    Question: I work at a guesthouse in Piet Retief and live on the premises. My duties include, among other things, receiving and booking in the guests, preparing breakfast, cleaning the rooms and making the beds. Although I can perform administrative tasks, my employer seldom lets me do admin. My problem is that I injured my lower back when I was younger and as a result of this injury I can’t get out of bed some days. Can my employer dismiss me because of this?

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