Trade unions under the banner of the New Federation will be leading a demonstration against the “Anti-Worker and Anti-Poor Budget” which will be tabled by the Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Wednesday the 22nd February 2017.
Date                       :        Wednesday the 23rd February 2017
Assembly Time    :     12:30
Assembly Point:    Church Square
Demonstration Point:    Before Parliament in Cape Town
Handing over of our memorandum: 13:30
As affiliates of the New Federation, we have experienced rising levels of unemployment, poverty and inequality because of government’s neo-liberalist economic policies. We want a budget that will focus on job creation in both the private and public sector.
We invite all workers from all sectors to join us in demanding an end to the jobs bloodbath. We want a budget focused on the poor.  We want the Freedom Charter to be implemented in our lifetime!
Contact Details:
Vuyo Lufele – NUMSA – 078 511 3043/072 389 0408
Meshack Ntechane – FAWU  – 082 498 3258/071 363 9159
Nadine Simons – DEMAWUSA – 084 351 6204
Kurt Ziervoegel – MATUSA – 076 400 9480