Campaigns

• to strive for better remuneration of workers
• promotion of collective bargaining
• promotion of the freedom of association
• correct and proper compliance with Employment Equity and Skills Development Act
• enforcement of all labour laws & compliance by employers
• Introduction of leanerships in the entire industry and its subsectors
• uproot all forms of discrimination against people with disabilities
• proper support to HIV/AIDS infected April 18, 2006
• correct job grading
• fair allocation of shares to all employees in the industry
• fair distribution of bonuses/profit-sharing
• uproot all forms of cheap and unfair labour practices in the industry
• cancellation of all contracts with greedy labour brokers/placements agents
• promotion of the locally manufactured goods as supported by the ‘Proudly South African’ campaign
• proper implementation of ‘flexi hours’ in the call centre environment
• the establishment of the ICT bargaining council
• Integration/merger of the industry regulators (ICASA and Postal regulator)
  

So far we have achieved:

• Recognition agreements in Telkom South Africa, Telkom Directory Services, South African Post Office, Courier and Speed Services, Total Facilities Management Company, Independent Radio Stations, Independent Communication Authority of South Africa, and many others.
• Recognition Rights with South African Broadcasting Corporation, Mobile Technology Network and Vodacom South Africa.
• Minimised retrenchments in the industry
• Managed to expose and defeat wrong practices by major company’s
• Strategic placement and deployments of the former union leaders/members
• Helped government realise the goal of getting rid of unproductive partnership in the Postal sector
• Successful representation of workers at company level including engaging in grievances & disciplinary hearings
• Strong and firm CWU in all 9 Provinces
• Representation of workers in major Pension/Retirement funds
• Board members in various lucrative and competitive company’s
• Strategic relations with multilateral structures and government departments.