Employment and labour minister Thulas Nxesi says while union membership has increased in recent years, union representation in bargaining councils has dropped.He said between 2013 and 2020 membership of registered unions increased from 3.25-million to more than 4-million, while the number of such unions rose from 203 to 220.
“Taken together with a prevailing ‘majoritarianism’, this [freedom of association] tends to mean members of splinter unions are not directly represented in bargaining chambers, with the result that the collective representation of workers is weakened. I have raised this matter with various unions, suggesting they need to find modalities to unite all workers, including those in splinter unions, difficult as that might be,” Nxesi said.
“Meanwhile, my department has witnessed an increase in the number of ‘unprotected’ strikes in recent years, pointing to a fraying of respect for collective bargaining institutions. Having said that, even the most militant-sounding union leader knows the value of registration and can be found lobbying the minister for implementation of certain aspects of the LRA. For example, the extension of collective agreements to cover non-members,” said Nxesi.
He added that lockdowns flagged major gaps in SA's social protection systems, particularly the UIF and Compensation Fund, which do not provide protection for workers in the massive informal sector and new forms of work.
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