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COSATU'S Contested Legacy
South African Trade Unions in the Second Decade of Democracy
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Edited by:
Sakhela Buhlungu
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2012
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COSATU's Contested Legacy provides a fresh and up-to-date analysis of trade unionism in contemporary South Africa by focusing on the Congress of South African Trade Unions, the largest and most powerful federation. Drawing on quantitative data from four time series surveys of union members over a period of sixteen years, the authors present rigorous and authoritative analyses that shed light on the dilemmas and opportunities facing trade unionism today. The volume shows how various sections of the trade union movement grapple with these dilemmas and contest with one another to chart a future trajectory for trade unionism.
Author / Editor information
Sakhela Buhlungu, PhD (2002), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, is Professor of Sociology at the University of Pretoria. He has published extensively on labour, including A Paradox of Victory: COSATU and the democratic transformation in South Africa (UKZN Press, 2010).
Malehoko Tshoaedi, PhD (2008), University of Leiden, is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of South Africa. She has published widely on women and trade unions. Her recent publication is (En)gendering the Transition in South Africa: the Role of COSATU Women Activists, Transformation (2012).
Malehoko Tshoaedi, PhD (2008), University of Leiden, is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of South Africa. She has published widely on women and trade unions. Her recent publication is (En)gendering the Transition in South Africa: the Role of COSATU Women Activists, Transformation (2012).
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eBook published on:
April 15, 2013
eBook ISBN:
9789004214606
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Main content:
314
eBook ISBN:
9789004214606
Keywords for this book
Transition; Labour; Post-apartheid; Gender; Vavi; Ungovernability; Migrants; Tripartitealliance; Siyayinyova
Audience(s) for this book
All interested in trade unionism, South African transition, unions and politics, strike violence, gender relations in unions and the challenges facing unions in developing countries in a globalising world.
