A new SA trade union federation is born to rival Cosatu
Speaking at the launch of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu), Jay Naidoo urges members to focus on growing mass power
On Friday, former general secretary of trade union federation Cosatu Jay Naidoo urged the leadership of the new federation launched in Boksburg to focus on growing mass power. Naidoo was joined by another former Cosatu general-secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi, during at the launch of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu). "Our country is now at crossroads," Naidoo said. "What we have to understand is that at that crossroads it is only one language those in power understand and that is building power. It is not about how articulate we are‚ not about our PowerPoint presentation. It is ‘do we have power at the point of production’."
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