Why you need to be a CWU Member

• become part of the attainment of better life for all and bridge the digital divide

• be part of the well cared employees (through collective bargaining)

• assist in the realisation of the enforcement of job security and job retention strategies

• assist in the establishment of the ICT bargaining council

• protected against all forms of unfair and scrupulous labour practises

• protected from greedy labour brokers and placement agency’s

• no more divide and rule in all sectors of the economy

Our members pride themselves in the fact that CWU is an organisation that belongs to all of them as a collective. This principle/practice is enshrined in the constitution of the union, and it also provides for structures that safeguard worker control.

The union is fully registered with the department of labour and allowed to cover the entire ICT industry and its related services and marketing.

Benefits of CWU members

• group funeral schemes (covers spouse and children) with Metropolitan

• legal representation by Cheadle Thompson & Haysom Inc:

  • Labour court

  • Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), and

  • Fillings of referrals

• Representation at company level (in house conciliation, grievance and disciplinary hearings) by the highly trained organisers/union officials and shopstewards

• Tax consultants and long term investment

• Training and development by credible institutions, namely:

  • Link Centre ( Wits University)

  • National Labour & Economic Development Institute (NALEDI)

  • Development Institute for Training Support and Education for Labour (DITSELA)

• Absa Bank and African Bank loans (reasonable rates)