Numsa rejects reports it has put its weight behind Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Union says it is has been attacked because it ‘champions a socialist working class ideological position’
The National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has dismissed reports that it has given its backing to Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in the ANC’s leadership race. The former member of the Cosatu federation on Monday also took issue with a leaked letter Business Day reported on last week. The leaked letter contained a series of allegations‚ including that Numsa was in dire straits and may have to retrench staff. "Numsa and its leadership are being attacked because they have consistently championed a socialist working class ideological position‚ against the neoliberal agenda‚" Numsa said in a statement on Monday. "Furthermore‚ Numsa is hated because it has taken up the failure of the ANC-led alliance to address the property question‚ which is a result of the negotiated settlement‚ and this failure is shielded and protected by SA’s bourgeois Constitution."
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