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Collective Bargaining
Collective bargaining constitutes one of the most important activities of SACTWU. The main focus of our national bargaining activities are on the strengthening of national bargaining structures,wages, organisational rights, member benefits,retirement fund provisions, primary health care, and the consolidation of organisation in non-metro areas. Over the last three years SACTWU achieved improved union representivity in all our major bargaining councils and a strong and mobilised non-metro membership.
Over the period June 2007 to end July 2010 (Our 3 year Congress review period), we conducted negotiationsfor 294 wage agreements, of which 18 per year were at central level and 80 at plant level.
All our Bargaining Council agreements have been gazetted and extended to non party companies.
SACTWU operates in three national bargaining councils, three regional bargaining councils and two national distribution forums which together cover almost 90% of SACTWU's membership. The bargaining councils are:
National:
Regional:
- The Bargaining Council for the Canvas Goods Industry ( Gauteng ), and
- The Bargaining Council for the Laundry, Cleaning and Dyeing Industry ( Natal ).
In addition, the union conducts substantive collective bargaining at plant level. In 2010 SACTWU conducted 80 plant bargains. We also conduct national negotiations for the Service Product sector.
You can find the clothing agreements and wage schedules by clicking on the relevant province on the website of the National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry. Information about wage agreements in the textile and leather sectors can be found on the respective websites of the National Textile Bargaining Council and the National Bargaining Council for the Leather Industry of South Africa.
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Collective Bargaining
