COSATU's contested legacy : : South African trade unions in the second decade of democracy / / edited by Sakhela Buhlungu, Malehoko Tshoaedi.

• TeilnehmendeR: Buhlungu, S.; Tshoaedi, Malehoko.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Afrika-Studiecentrum Series 28.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (330 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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

Preliminary Material / Sakhela Buhlungu and Malehoko Tshoaedi -- A contested legacy: organisational and political challenges facing COSATU / Sakhela Buhlungu and Malehoko Tshoaedi -- The experience of conducting a longitudinal study: the COSATU Workers’ Survey 2008 / Christine Bischoff and Malehoko Tshoaedi -- COSATU, oligarchy and the consolidation of democracy in an African context / Johann Maree -- Making sense of unionised workers’ political attitudes: the (un)representation of women’s voices in COSATU / Malehoko Tshoaedi -- The sociology of upward social mobility among COSATU shop stewards / Themba Masondo -- COSATU, the ‘2010 Class Project’ and the contest for ‘the soul’ of the ANC / Ari Sitas -- ‘What would you do if the government fails to deliver?’: COSATU members’ attitudes towards service delivery / Sarah Mosoetsa -- COSATU’s influence on policy-making in post-apartheid South Africa: fact and fiction / Grace Khunou -- COSATU members and strike violence: what we learn from quantitative and qualitative data / Karl von Holdt -- COSATU and internal migrant workers: old fault lines, new dilemmas / Nomkhosi Xulu -- COSATU’s attitudes and policies towards external migrants / Mondli Hlatshwayo -- The trade union movement and the Tripartite Alliance: a tangled history / Sakhela Buhlungu and Stephen Ellis -- Appendix / Sakhela Buhlungu and Malehoko Tshoaedi -- Contributors / Sakhela Buhlungu and Malehoko Tshoaedi -- Index / Sakhela Buhlungu and Malehoko Tshoaedi.