COSATU's contested legacy : South African trade unions in the second decade of democracy

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    • Buhlungu, S. (Sakhela)
    • Tshoaedi, Malehoko

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COSATU's contested legacy : South African trade unions in the second decade of democracy

edited by Sakhela Buhlungu, Malehoko Tshoaedi

(Afrika-Studiecentrum series, v. 28)

Brill, 2013

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"Afrika Studie-centrum; SAVUSA"--Back cover

Includes bibliographical references and index

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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.

Table of Contents

Contents List of tables List of figures Abbreviations and acronyms Preface 1 A contested legacy: organisational and political challenges facing COSATU Sakhela Buhlungu and Malehoko Tshoaedi 2 The experience of conducting a longitudinal study: the COSATU Workers' Survey, 2008 Christine Bischoff and Malehoko Tshoaedi 3 COSATU, oligarchy and the consolidation of democracy in an African context Johann Maree 4 Making sense of unionised workers' political attitudes: the (un)representation of women's voices in COSATU Malehoko Tshoaedi 5 The sociology of upward social mobility among COSATU shop stewards Themba Masondo 6 COSATU, the '2010 Class Project' and the contest for 'the soul' of the ANC Ari Sitas 7 'What would you do if the government fails to deliver?': COSATU members' attitudes towards service delivery Sarah Mosoetsa 8 COSATU's influence on policy-making in post-apartheid South Africa: fact and fiction Grace Khunou 9 COSATU members and strike violence: what we learn from quantitative and qualitative data Karl von Holdt 10 COSATU and internal migrant workers: old fault lines, new dilemmas Nomkhosi Xulu 11 COSATU's attitudes and policies towards external migrants Mondli Hlatshwayo 12 The trade union movement and the Tripartite Alliance: a tangled history Sakhela Buhlungu and Stephen Ellis Appendix Taking democracy seriously: COSATU Worker's Survey data set 1994, 1998, 2004 and 2008 Contributors

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