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The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) salutes the generation of the working class, who on this day, 21 March 1960 bravely stood up to the brutal Apartheid system.  On this day, thousands of people marched against the Dompas system in Sharpeville, in a protest which was organized…

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) is inviting the media to attend its National Bargaining Conference where the union will be debating and discussing the demands which are to be submitted in the sectors where it will be negotiating this year. NUMSA will be negotiating in the…

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) salutes all women on International Womens’ Day for their courage and their contribution to the struggle for freedom and equal rights. There are generations of women, including here in South Africa who have fought painful battels for basic rights such as,…

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) is disturbed that the budget proposal of the Government of National Unity, is to punish the already overburdened South African working class with a massive 2% increase, (from 15% to 17%) in VAT, purportedly so that the GNU can continue to…

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has taken note of the decision of the Constitutional Court in AFGRI Animal Feeds (A Division of PhilAfrica Foods (Pty) Limited) v National Union of Metalworkers South Africa and Others [2024] ZACC 13, in which the Honourable Court interpreted Sections 161…