[{"ID":"1","Start Date":"2023-01-06","End Date":"2023-02-07","year":"2023","Duration":"32","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Privatised Public Service","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Libhongolethu IPTS Bus Service","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"Unpaid bonuses","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike after their bonuses were not paid","":""},{"ID":"2","Start Date":"2023-01-31","End Date":"2023-01-31","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Emfuleni","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Emfuleni Local Municipality","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"Decaying service delivery","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike against irregular salary payments, unpaid January salaries and deteriorating service delivery","":""},{"ID":"3","Start Date":"2023-02-01","End Date":"","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Ekurhuleni","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Privatised Public Service","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"PSWTU","Employer":"Ngodvongodvo Security, Zabalaza Security ","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The city failed to pay the security companies and 1000 workers went unpaid as a result in January. The workers went on strike at five sites that they guard for the municipality. The city claimed it had paid the security companies.","":""},{"ID":"4","Start Date":"2023-02-02","End Date":"","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Hopetown, Orania, Strydenburg","Province":"Northern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Thembelihle Local Municipality","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"Deductions for benefits not paid on to benefits provider","Reason_3":"","Details":"The municipal manager resigned and the chief financial officer and other executive officials were suspended, leaving nobody to make payments. Workers went unpaid in January and their medical aid schemes went into arrears.","":""},{"ID":"5","Start Date":"2023-02-06","End Date":"2023-02-06","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Stellenbosch","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Food Processing","Union":"SOLIDARITY","Employer":"Distell","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"50","Reason_1":"Union recognition","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"50 workers went on strike for two days demanding recognition of their union, Solidarity.","":""},{"ID":"6","Start Date":"2023-02-14","End Date":"2023-02-14","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"AWU, KAWU, NUMSA, SATAWU","Employer":"Imvula Protection Services, Mafoko Security, Tshedza Protective Services, Ithuba Security, Easy Security, A Force Security, Eagle Eye Security, Reshebile Security, EBS, TR Security, Merlin, Ubuntu, Sinqobile Security, Venes Security, Mabotwane, Mjayeli, Vision Tactical, Tyeks security companies","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"Deductions for benefits not paid on to benefits provider","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Security guards' medical aids were not paid and they could not access health services, therefore they downed tools.","":""},{"ID":"7","Start Date":"2023-02-22","End Date":"2023-02-22","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Public and Private","Sub-sector":"All","Union":"SAFTU","Employer":"National Government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"Against austerity","Reason_2":"Against loadshedding","Reason_3":"","Details":"The unions protested during the Budget speech, rejecting government's austerity measures and demanding a 10% wage increase in public sector wages, a R1 500 basic income grant and more public sector jobs.","":""},{"ID":"8","Start Date":"2023-03-01","End Date":"2023-03-01","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"AWU, KAWU, NUMSA, SATAWU","Employer":"Mafoko Security Patrol","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"350","Reason_1":"Deductions for benefits not paid on to benefits provider","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The company deducted medical aid contributions but did not pay them over to the medical fund, leaving workers to pay their medical bills themselves. Unions say R16 million is owed.","":""},{"ID":"9","Start Date":"2023-03-01","End Date":"2023-03-01","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Stellenbosch","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"TFGWU","Employer":"Trip Trans Trucking Company","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"Deductions for benefits not paid on to benefits provider","Reason_2":"Health and Safety","Reason_3":"Unfair surveillance","Details":"Workers went on strike against union subs deductions that were never paid over to the union, which is not recognised, and cameras in the truck surveilling them, being registered as BEE with the company somehow and not paid and no payment for injury on duty","":""},{"ID":"10","Start Date":"2023-03-03","End Date":"2023-03-03","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Fort Beaufort","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"PSWTU","Employer":"Whispers Security Company","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Security guards held a three-hour strike after the Department of Health did not pay their company . Police removed the strikers. On 18 May, 33 strikers were dismissed.","":""},{"ID":"11","Start Date":"2023-03-06","End Date":"2023-03-06","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Privatised Public Service","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Rea Vaya Bus Services","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"All buses were blocked from leaving the terminus in a wildcat strike after drivers were not paid by Piotrans, who is contracted by Rea Vaya to manage the bus services","":""},{"ID":"12","Start Date":"2023-03-06","End Date":"2023-03-16","year":"2023","Duration":"10","City":"National","Province":"National","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"National Government","Union":"PSA, NEHAWU, POPCRU, SAPU, DENOSA, NUPSAW, SAMATU, PAWUSA, SAEPU, HOSPERSA","Employer":"Department of Public Services and Administration","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"For increase in benefits","Reason_3":"","Details":"The strike was for a 10% increase in the 2022\/23 wage talks, R2500 monthly housing allowance and bursary scheme for employees' children. The union settled after 10 days on an agreement to include the 2022\/23 wage dispute in the 2023\/24 negotiations and to conclude a minimum service level agreement within 6 months.","":""},{"ID":"13","Start Date":"2023-03-09","End Date":"2023-03-09","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Gauteng Department of Health","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Union members demanded the absorption of 4000 EPWP workers on temporary contracts who had been doing permanent work.","":""},{"ID":"14","Start Date":"2023-03-10","End Date":"2023-03-10","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Villiersdorp","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Agriculture","Union":"BAWUSA","Employer":"High Noon Farm","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"70","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Management violence","Reason_3":"For benefits","Details":"Farmworkers downed tools against the implementation of a 5% increase when they had demanded 8%, against the farmer's physical abuse of workers, against the lack of transport to and from the farm, and against the reduction of GP visits benefit to 2 visits per year.","":""},{"ID":"15","Start Date":"2023-03-12","End Date":"2023-03-26","year":"2023","Duration":"14","City":"Durban","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"SATAWU","Employer":"C Steinweg Bridge Terminals","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"-","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Racism","Reason_3":"","Details":"Union demanded a pay increase of 7% plus backpay, employer offered 6.5% with no backpay.","":""},{"ID":"16","Start Date":"2023-03-14","End Date":"2023-03-14","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Gauteng Department of Health","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"4000","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers had a night vigil outside the offices of the Gauteng Department of Health against contract termination and for absorption. The workers then occupied the Premier's office and continued protesting the next day.","":""},{"ID":"17","Start Date":"2023-03-20","End Date":"2023-03-20","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"National","Province":"National","Sector":"Public and Private","Sub-sector":"Multi-sector","Union":"SAFTU","Employer":"Presidency","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"Against austerity","Reason_2":"Against loadshedding","Reason_3":"","Details":"Saftu and the EFF held a national shutdown, demanding jobs for the unemployed at a living wage; an end to load-shedding; a universal basic income grant; a lower cost of living; a minimum wage of R72 per hour for all; an end to crime and violence against women and children; a transition to renewable energy without job losses; for renationalisation of certain entities, including SAA; an end to austerity, better pay for teachers, nurses, and social workers.","":""},{"ID":"18","Start Date":"2023-03-21","End Date":"2023-04-04","year":"2023","Duration":"14","City":"Ladysmith","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"uThukela District Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"Unpaid wages","Reason_3":"Decaying service delivery","Details":"The strike was a protest against wages having been deducted for a wildcat strike over Xmas (2022), and demanding that EPWP workers be hired permanently.","":""},{"ID":"19","Start Date":"2023-03-23","End Date":"2023-03-23","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Privatised Public Service","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Rea Vaya Bus Services","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers stopped all busses from running in another protest against not being paid.","":""},{"ID":"20","Start Date":"2023-03-23","End Date":"2023-03-24","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Rustenburg","Province":"North West","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Rustenburg Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"Unpaid allowances","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike, demanding Covid-19 danger allowances they had been promised since 2021, and proper grading. Workers continued their protest at Deputy President Paul Mashatile's visit, demanding that he solve their grievances.","":""},{"ID":"21","Start Date":"2023-03-24","End Date":"2023-06-08","year":"2023","Duration":"76","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Wholesale & Retail","Union":"SACCAWU","Employer":"Makro","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"For increase in benefits","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers began a protracted strike at Makro by marching to Parliament to hand over a memorandum to the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition demanding that it intervene in the dispute.","":""},{"ID":"22","Start Date":"2023-03-24","End Date":"2023-06-08","year":"2023","Duration":"76","City":"National","Province":"National","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Wholesale & Retail","Union":"SACCAWU","Employer":"Makro","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"900","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The longest strike of the first six months of 2023 ended after Makro agreed to pay an increase of the greater of 4.5% or R450 for 2022\/23; the greater of 5% or R480 for 2023\/24 and the greater of 5% or R500, backdated to 1 April, 2022. It was agreed that there would be \u2018engagement\u2019 on the 600 workers dismissed.","":""},{"ID":"23","Start Date":"2023-03-27","End Date":"","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Wholesale & Retail","Union":"SAHAWU, NIMWU","Employer":"Global Roofing and Builder's Hardware","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"40","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Union recognition","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers downed tools after being suspended for trying to get their unions recognised and for trying to negotiate a pay increase. ","":""},{"ID":"24","Start Date":"2023-03-30","End Date":"2023-03-30","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Gauteng Department of Health","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"EPWP workers picket in protest against the Health MEC firing over 4000 EPWP workers. The workers then occupied the building.","":""},{"ID":"25","Start Date":"2023-03-31","End Date":"","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Automotive","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Tenneco Automotive Holdings","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"Wage cuts","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike against a proposed 42% pay cut at the catalytic converter manufacturer, who introduced the proposed pay cut during bargaining, seeking to reduce the hourly rate from R114.67 to R67 even though other similar companies pay at least R87.","":""},{"ID":"26","Start Date":"2023-04-18","End Date":"2023-04-18","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Gauteng Department of Health","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"EPWP workers picketed against the Health MEC terminating the contracts of over 4000 EPWP workers on 31 March. Their contracts were later extended.","":""},{"ID":"27","Start Date":"2023-04-25","End Date":"2023-06-08","year":"2023","Duration":"44","City":"Ladysmith","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Automotive","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Sumitomo Rubber South Africa","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"900","Reason_1":"Flexibilisation of labour","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike against short time and being removed from a hiring committee. The employer dismissed all 900 workers on 24 May after the courts declared the strike to be unprotected, but reinstated them on 8 June after a settlement was reached.","":""},{"ID":"28","Start Date":"2023-04-25","End Date":"","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Louis Trichardt","Province":"Limpopo","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Manufacturing","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Crimson Loo Pty Ltd","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike for a minimum wage of R8 500, overtime on weekends and public holidays,  uniforms and PPE, a night shift allowance of R60 per hour,  maximum working hours of 180 per month (because they work with dangerous chemicals),  a milk allowance of R250 per month and to get payslips at least two days before the pay date.","":""},{"ID":"29","Start Date":"2023-04-26","End Date":"2023-04-26","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Makhanda","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Makana Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"Unpaid overtime","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers in the water department allegedly held a go-slow against unpaid overtime, opening water for the town several hours late.","":""},{"ID":"30","Start Date":"2023-05-01","End Date":"2023-05-01","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Bethlehem","Province":"Free State","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"National Government","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Tripartite Alliance","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against austerity","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"At the Cosatu May Day rally, Nehawu members sang struggle songs during speeches by President Cyril Ramphosa, the SACP secretary general and Cosatu president, and said that they could not celebrate May Day under austerity conditions.","":""},{"ID":"31","Start Date":"2023-05-01","End Date":"2023-06-02","year":"2023","Duration":"32","City":"Butterworth","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Wholesale & Retail","Union":"THORN","Employer":"Elite Bakery and Confectionary","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Bonus","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike and secured a 7.5% increase, a two week bonus, backpay to 1 April 2023, and agreement to negotiate the 2023 bonus in October this year.","":""},{"ID":"32","Start Date":"2023-05-05","End Date":"2023-05-05","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Wholesale & Retail","Union":"SACCAWU","Employer":"Makro","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Bonus increase","Reason_3":"","Details":"Union members picketed the US embassy after 600 Makro workers were fired for allegedly behaving 'unlawfully' while on strike. Cosatu also supported the picket.","":""},{"ID":"33","Start Date":"2023-05-05","End Date":"2023-05-05","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Phalaborwa","Province":"Limpopo","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUM","Employer":"Phalaborwa Foskor Mine","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"Employment Equity","Reason_3":"Increased youth employment","Details":"The union went on strike for increased youth employment, for the union to be part of decisions around procurement, and for an employment equity and skills development structure to be set up; for workers pay not to be deducted when communities protested against the mine; and for all security guards to be insourced.","":""},{"ID":"34","Start Date":"2023-05-09","End Date":"2023-05-09","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Metal","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Scaw Metal","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"Racism","Reason_2":"Sexual Assault","Reason_3":"For removal of managers","Details":"The union went on strike against racism (300 workers dismissed by white management over four years; Black workers banned from speaking in mother tongues; Black workers allegedly beaten and sexually assaulted by white managers, a white-dominated management, and unfair disciplinaries for 'gross misconduct').","":""},{"ID":"35","Start Date":"2023-05-11","End Date":"2023-05-11","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"City of Johannesburg","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"7000","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"Reinstate dismissed workers","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers marched on the City, Premier's office, and Luthuli House against government's failure to run municipalities properly. They demanded reinstatement of 130 CoJ dismissed employees, an end to outsourcing, timeous payment of salaries, and an end to victimisation.","":""},{"ID":"36","Start Date":"2023-05-15","End Date":"2023-05-17","year":"2023","Duration":"2","City":"Kimberley","Province":"Northern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Sol Plaatje Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"1","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"Allowance increase","Reason_3":"Reinstate suspended workers","Details":"Workers demanded that 100 contract workers be absorbed, that suspended workers be reinstated, that Covid-19 allowances be paid, that danger allowances of R558 paid out to workers who qualify at the end of July, and that transport allowances be increased for workers using public transport. They won all of their demands except the reinstatement of suspended workers.","":""},{"ID":"37","Start Date":"2023-05-22","End Date":"2023-05-25","year":"2023","Duration":"3","City":"Hammanskraal","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Gauteng Department of Health","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Nurses at Jubilee District Hospital had been on temporary contracts since July 2020 which were eventually terminated at the end of March 2023. They demanded an end to working for the hospital via agencies. Following the protest, the provincial department promised to extend their contracts to March 2024.","":""},{"ID":"38","Start Date":"2023-05-24","End Date":"2023-05-24","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"SACSAWU, IDUSA","Employer":"22 security companies","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The guards demanded to be employed permanently by the city, saying they are only paid R5000 per month after security companies have taken their cut, and because there was an outstanding 2018 council resolution to insource 4000 security guards.","":""},{"ID":"39","Start Date":"2023-05-25","End Date":"2023-05-25","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public and Private","Sub-sector":"All sectors","Union":"SAFTU, GIWUSA","Employer":"South African Reserve Bank","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"50","Reason_1":"Against austerity","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Saftu and Giwusa picketed against a 50-point basis interest rate hike.","":""},{"ID":"40","Start Date":"2023-05-29","End Date":"","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Regulatory Bodies","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA)","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Allowance increase","Reason_3":"Reinstate suspended workers","Details":"Workers demanded a 6.5% increase and PPRA offered 5%. Workers also went on strike for a housing allowance, more medical aid options, an end to employees\u2019 intimidation and victimisation by management, and reinstatement of the union branch secretary.","":""},{"ID":"41","Start Date":"2023-05-31","End Date":"2023-05-31","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"HAITU","Employer":"Gauteng Department of Health","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The union marched for student nurses to continue to receive their bursaries post-graduation, until they receive their practicing certificates, on the grounds that they cannot work without a practicing certificate, even if they have graduated.","":""},{"ID":"42","Start Date":"2023-06-05","End Date":"","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Verulam","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Food Processing","Union":"AMITU","Employer":"Frimax","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"247","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"Union recognition","Reason_3":"Management violence","Details":"Workers downed tools over discrimination, mistreatment and withholding of their salaries. They refused to be members of FAWU (closed shop), and demanded recognition of the African Meat Industry and Allied Trade Union. 247 workers were dismissed, with 100 workers later reinstated while the remaining 147 dismissed workers approached the CCMA.","":""},{"ID":"43","Start Date":"2023-06-07","End Date":"2023-06-08","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Privatised Public Service","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Tshwane Bus Service","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid overtime","Reason_2":"Unilateral change","Reason_3":"","Details":"Bus drivers stopped work after not being paid overtime. The union also said bosses had drawn up a new shift system without consultation, and that toilets for workers were not working whereas toilets for managers were fully functioning.","":""},{"ID":"44","Start Date":"2023-06-08","End Date":"","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Ga-Rankuwa","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Education","Sub-sector":"Education","Union":"APSA, NEHAWU, SAPTIU","Employer":"Sefako Makgatho University (SMU)","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike for a 7% wage increase, R3 000 once-off payment to each worker, and permission for five days of annual leave to be cashed out. The employer offered 5.7%, two days of leave to be cashed out, and a R1 000 once-off payment. The unions slammed the use of expensive private security hired by the university to suppress the strike.","":""},{"ID":"45","Start Date":"2023-06-09","End Date":"2023-06-09","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Privatised Public Service","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Spectrum Alert","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"All workers of the Libhongulethu bus system including cleaners, ticketers and bus drivers, blockaded the roads around Gqeberha City Hall after not being paid their wages for two months.","":""},{"ID":"46","Start Date":"2023-06-13","End Date":"2023-06-13","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Food Processing","Union":"SWF","Employer":"Registrar of Labour Relations","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Union recognition","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Members of the Simunye Workers Forum marched on the Labour Court where they had taken the Registrar of Labour Relations to court over his refusal to register SWF as a union. The SWF won the case and the Registrar was ordered on 22 June to register SWF within 14 days.","":""},{"ID":"47","Start Date":"2023-06-15","End Date":"2023-06-15","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"National Government","Union":"SAFTU","Employer":"Department of Social Development","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"80","Reason_1":"Against austerity","Reason_2":"Basic Income Grant","Reason_3":"","Details":"Saftu held a picket for a Jobs Guarantee and a Basic Income Grant outside the offices of the Department of Social Development.","":""},{"ID":"48","Start Date":"2023-06-15","End Date":"2023-06-15","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Kuruman","Province":"Northern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Northern Cape Department of Roads and Public Works","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"Against corruption","Reason_3":"For benefits","Details":"EPWP picketed against unfair labour practices and demanding to be permanently absorbed. Some EPWP workers\u2019 names appeared on the Persal employee system where they received payslips stating that they earn salaries of R9 000 but they are only being paid R2400 per month by the NGOs that government registered them with. They also do not qualify for National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) relief or low-cost housing, were not paid for working on public holidays and were not given any sick or family responsibility leave.","":""},{"ID":"49","Start Date":"2023-06-24","End Date":"2023-06-24","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Germiston","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Wholesale & Retail","Union":"SWF","Employer":"Golden Bakery","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"50","Reason_1":"Against Xenophobia","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"50 members of the SWF and CWAO marched on Golden Bakery demanding confirmation letters of employment for workers to re-apply for their work permits. The Golden Bakery workers had been working there for between 7 and 15 years and the employer had never asked them for their work permits before. But as soon as they started organising and wanting their Basic Conditions of Employment Act rights, the employer threatened to have them deported unless they came up with work permits. The employer\u2019s iinkabi (snipers) shot at least four of the SWF and CWAO members with live ammunition, including one board member, who were all seriously injured and admitted to hospital, including to the Intensive Care Unit.","":""},{"ID":"50","Start Date":"2023-06-29","End Date":"2023-06-29","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"Workers","Employer":"St John's Ambulance","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"dozens","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"Against short pay","Reason_3":"","Details":"The provincial health department's contract with St John's ended, leaving 21 Nyanga and Gugulethu community health workers out of work. Some were then hired by Anova. However, the community health workers protested for those who had been left out of work, and also against being short-paid for May - they continued working for the whole month but the new employer only paid them from mid-month.","":""},{"ID":"51","Start Date":"2023-07-03","End Date":"2023-07-03","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"KwaMashu","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"PSA","Employer":"Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"120","Reason_1":"Health and Safety ","Reason_2":"Unpaid overtime","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers downed tools over demotions, understaffing and burnout, no lunch breaks, nurses leaving in large numbers because of poor working conditions that also affect patients. Workers also protested against 12 hour shifts and a lack of security to protect them and non-payment of overtime.","":""},{"ID":"52","Start Date":"2023-07-04","End Date":" ","year":"2023","Duration":"#VALUE!","City":"Bethlehem","Province":"Free State","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"AWU, KAWU, NUMSA, SATAWU","Employer":"Maluti Security","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"Unpaid benefit deductions","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike over medical aid and provident fund deductions by the employer which were never paid over to the funds.","":""},{"ID":"53","Start Date":"2023-07-05","End Date":"2023-07-05","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Pietermaritzburg","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Grey's Hospital","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Corruption","Reason_2":"Short Staffing","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers picketed inside the hospital demanding that vacancies be filled and the number of ghost workers on the payroll be investigated. ","":""},{"ID":"54","Start Date":"2023-07-10","End Date":"2023-07-12","year":"2023","Duration":"3","City":"Chatsworth","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Privatised Public Service","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Mafoko Security Patrol","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"-","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"Job Losses","Reason_3":"","Details":"Security guards on month-to-month contracts went on strike over unpaid wages and three days later, the hospital terminated the contract with the security company and hired another company","":""},{"ID":"55","Start Date":"2023-07-13","End Date":"2023-07-13","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Pretoria","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Sex Work","Union":"SISONKE","Employer":"National Government","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"120","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"Against poor working conditions","Reason_3":"","Details":"Sex workers demanded that government speed up the decriminalisation of sex work so that they can work without fear of arrest, and so that they can report assaults on the job to the police and be taken seriously. The sex workers have been fighting for decriminalisation of sex work for decades.","":""},{"ID":"56","Start Date":"2023-07-18","End Date":"2023-07-28","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"National","Province":"National","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"National Government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"3000","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"NUPSAW shut down several of the government's public hearings into the basic conditions of employment and wages for CHWs. The hearings were held over 7 days in East London, Cape Town, Gqeberha, George, Mogale City, Kimberley and Tshwane. The government planned to transfer CHWs to NGOs whereas the CHWs are demanding permanent employment by the government.","":""},{"ID":"57","Start Date":"2023-07-26","End Date":"2023-11-10","year":"2023","Duration":"90","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"City of Tshwane","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"7000","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Unilateral change","Reason_3":"Against corruption","Details":"SAMWU began a strike after the City refused to pay the 5.4% wage increase agreed in 2021 as part of the national collective bargaining agreement in for all municipalities in South Africa. The strike was permanently interdicted on 16 September but the workers continued striking. 123 workers were dismissed for striking and one worker died after he was dismissed, under circumstances not disclosed. The strike ended on 10 November with the unions agreeing to re-enter negotiations with the municipality over the unpaid wage increase.","":""},{"ID":"58","Start Date":"2023-08-01","End Date":"2023-08-01","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Makhado","Province":"Limpopo","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU, IMATU","Employer":"Makhado Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Against nepotism","Reason_2":"Against ANC political interference","Reason_3":"","Details":"Hundreds of municipal workers downed tools against alleged ANC political interference in the appointment of the municipality\u2019s chief financial officer (CFO) post, which has been vacant for nearly 5 years. The workers demanded fairness, transparency and that the ANC stop trying to appoint only their cadres.","":""},{"ID":"59","Start Date":"2023-08-01","End Date":"2023-08-01","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"MAWUSA","Employer":"Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"2000","Reason_1":"For full time jobs","Reason_2":"Wage increase","Reason_3":"","Details":"About 2000 Community Work Programme (CWP) workers from all nine provinces marched on COGTA demanding permanent full time work and an end to a two day per week job that only pays between R880 and R950. MAWUSA said the workers had marched on COGTA 55 times previously and would stop voting if they were not made permanent and given a decent monthly salary.","":""},{"ID":"60","Start Date":"2023-08-04","End Date":"2023-08-04","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Domestic Work","Union":"UDWOSA, SADSAWU","Employer":"Hundreds of employers","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Racism","Reason_2":"Rape","Reason_3":"Dog attacks","Details":"Over 100 domestic workers protested at the Union Buildings, saying it was three years since the Constitutional Court ordered that they be eligible for workplace compensation but they were still struggling to access these funds. The workers said they were still being attacked by employers\u2019 dogs, raped and sexually assaulted at work, impregnated by employers, racially abused, and paid less than the statutory minimum wage. The domestic workers from other countries said employers are failing to help them with their visa applications.","":""},{"ID":"61","Start Date":"2023-08-04","End Date":"2023-08-22","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Makhanda","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Makana Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Refuse removal workers started a sit-in\/go slow and refused to collect refuse after the Municipality failed to provide them with the necessary PPE. The workers' refuse removal truck often breaks down and is not repaired timeously, leaving them with the hazardous job of piling very high mounds of garbage in bags onto the back of a bakkie.","":""},{"ID":"62","Start Date":"2023-08-04","End Date":"ongoing","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Boksburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Privatised Public Service","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"UPSWU","Employer":"Khayalami Security, Zabalaza Security","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"Unpaid wages","Details":"GroundUp reported that 1000 security guards working mainly for Khayalami Security and Zabalaza Security, who were contracted to the City of Ekurhuleni, lost their jobs after the City replaced these companies with TSS Security and Bravo Security. The guards, who used to work at city sites in Germiston, Benoni, Daveyton, Brakpan, Benoni, Alberton and Boksburg, had not received their wages for November and December 2022 and said the companies and the municipalitywere passing the buck and \u201cblaming each other\u201d. The UPSWU has demanded the guards be insourced in line with the council budget, which they say allocated R2 billion for safety and security, which is more than enough money to insource all the guards.","":""},{"ID":"63","Start Date":"2023-08-07","End Date":"","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Kimberley","Province":"Northern Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Ekapa Diamond Mines","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"700","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Housing Allowance","Reason_3":"Once-off payment","Details":"About 700 workers downed tools, demanding a housing allowance, once off payment of R10 000 and a 17% wage increase. The employer offered a 6.5% wage increase and a three-year agreement and a 17% increase for some workers only. Three days after the strike began, police fired water cannons and tear gas at the strikers and arrested 43 workers. The workers were still on strike by mid-September.","":""},{"ID":"64","Start Date":"2023-08-08","End Date":"2023-08-08","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Gauteng provincial government","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"2000","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"For correct salary scales","Reason_3":"","Details":"Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers marched in demand of EPWP\u2019s permanent employment as promised in May 2023, by the Premier who agreed that EPWP workers would get first priority for vacancies. A process was supposed to be finalised within two months but instead the provincial government advertised 687 posts without considering the 2000 existing EPWP workers. NUPSAW also discovered a further 2000 ghost workers in the EPWP programme. The CHWs were employed in 2020 but on a lower salary level than agreed. NUPSAW demanded that they be regraded to salary level 3 as negotiated.","":""},{"ID":"65","Start Date":"2023-08-16","End Date":"2023-08-16","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Mahikeng","Province":"North West","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"North West Provincial Department of Roads and Public Works","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"1200","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"Against nepotism","Reason_3":"Against ghost workers","Details":"About 1200 EPWP workers marched on the North West Premier for permanent jobs and against nepotism. The union said many of the 13 500 EPWP workers who the government said had been working on 12 month contracts for up to seven years, were ghost workers.","":""},{"ID":"66","Start Date":"2023-08-17","End Date":"2023-08-17","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Boksburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Privatised Public Service","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"UPSWU","Employer":"Khayalami Security, Zabalaza Security","Type of strike":"Workplace related action","Strikers":"40","Reason_1":"Extension of contracts","Reason_2":"For permanent jobs","Reason_3":"Unpaid wages","Details":"40 of the striking security guards shut down the Boksburg Civic Centre by protesting at the entrance, demanding salaries that have been outstanding since November 2022. The workers are part of the group of 1000 who lost their jobs after the City of Ekurhuleni changed security companies.","":""},{"ID":"67","Start Date":"2023-08-29","End Date":"2023-08-29","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Louis Trichardt","Province":"Limpopo","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU, IMATU","Employer":"Samwu and Imatu members marched against political interference on the part of the municipality who has not appointed a chief financial officer for five years because they did not want to appoint the candidate who scored the highest in the interview, Godfrey Raliphada, who had acted in the position since 2022. The court eventually ruled in February 2024 that Raliphada should be appointed, and the municipality eventually appointed him at the end of July 2024.","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Against nepotism","Reason_2":"Political Interference","Reason_3":"","Details":"Samwu and Imatu members marched against political interference on the part of the municipality who has not appointed a chief financial officer for five years because, the unions believe, they want to interfere in a fair recruitment process. The municipality did not want to appoint Godfrey Raliphada who had been acting CFO since 2022 and scored highest in the interview. Finally in February 2024, the courts ruled that Raliphada should be appointed, which the municipality only did at the end of July 2024.","":""},{"ID":"68","Start Date":"2023-09-07","End Date":"2023-09-07","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Welkom","Province":"Free State","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Matjhabeng Local Municipality","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"600","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Sexual assault","Reason_3":"Unpaid benefit","Details":"About 600 Samwu members marched on the municipality calling for the salaries and benefits they are owed to be paid to them. The workers also marched against outsourcing of services, alleged harassment of workers by the mayor, political interference in the running of the municipality, correct grading, and against GBV and sexual harassment at work, and against nepotism in recruitment.     ","":""},{"ID":"69","Start Date":"2023-09-09","End Date":"2023-09-09","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Paarl","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Chemical","Union":"WFP","Employer":"Bayer","Type of strike":"Workplace related action","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"About 200 farmworkers marched on Bayer demanding that the company stop exporting pesticides to South Africa. WFP said the pesticides are causing chest and sinus ailments for women farmworkers as well as skin rashes.","":""},{"ID":"70","Start Date":"2023-09-15","End Date":"2023-09-15","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"Pietermaritzburg","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Privatised Public Service","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Unnamed security company","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"Low wages","Reason_3":"Unpaid benefit","Details":"Security guards blocked entrances to the hospital, shutting it down, saying they had no uniform, were paid on different dates, and did not receive bonuses on time.","":""},{"ID":"71","Start Date":"2023-09-17","End Date":"","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Richard's Bay","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"AMCU","Employer":"Richard's Bay Coal Terminals","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"For benefits","Reason_3":"","Details":"The workers demanded a 7% increase and a housing allowance and the bosses offered only 6% per year for three years. The strike went on for 3 weeks.","":""},{"ID":"72","Start Date":"2023-09-19","End Date":"2023-09-21","year":"2023","Duration":"2","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"EPCO","Employer":"Uber, Bolt","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"Low wages","Reason_3":"","Details":"The e-Hailing Partners' Council of South Africa (EPCO) started a strike outside the Gauteng Premier's office against low pay, attacks on drivers, extortion from public taxi drivers and Uber and Bolt trying to reduce payments to drivers.","":""},{"ID":"73","Start Date":"2023-09-21","End Date":"2023-09-21","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"eThekwini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"eThekwini Municipality","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"2000","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"Lack of tools","Reason_3":"Poor grading","Details":"The union marched because of 17 outstanding grievances, including the murder of workers at work, severe shortage of tools to do the job, unpaid performance bonuses, and the municipality's failure to grade the workers properly which means workers are earning less than they should be.","":""},{"ID":"74","Start Date":"2023-09-25","End Date":"","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Cradle of Humankind site","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Regulatory Bodies","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Cradle of Humankind Heritage Site","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"85","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Unpaid benefit","Reason_3":"","Details":"Nearly all 95 workers at the site went on strike for an 11% increase after not receiving a pay hike for five years. The workers said their bonuses were also cancelled.","":""},{"ID":"75","Start Date":"2023-09-26","End Date":"","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"National","Province":"National","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Food Processing","Union":"NUFBWSAW","Employer":"Coca-Cola Beverages SA","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Forced Sunday work","Reason_2":"Wage increase","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike over an unfair shift system including compulsory public holiday and Sunday work. Workers also demanded a 4.8% increase. FAWU had already agreed to the shift system.","":""},{"ID":"76","Start Date":"2023-10-05","End Date":"2023-10-06","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Food Processing","Union":"SWF","Employer":"Simba-Pepsico","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"317","Reason_1":"Removal of benefit","Reason_2":"Unpaid benefit","Reason_3":"","Details":"The workers went on strike after the company deducted pay from workers' wages for transport that should have been free for six years. It then offered to pay R30 000 in compensation only if workers agreed to give up free transport going forward. On Day Two, the Labour Court interdicted the strike from proceeding.","":""},{"ID":"77","Start Date":"2023-10-06","End Date":"2023-10-06","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"National","Province":"National","Sector":"Public and Private","Sub-sector":"All","Union":"COSATU","Employer":"","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Benefits","Reason_3":"Health and Safety","Details":"Cosatu affiliates downed tools for International Day of Decent Work for compliance with the National Minimum Wage Act, for a living wage that includes pension, medical, education and other benefits, against late payment of wages in the public service, against casual and temporary work, against sexual harassment and GBV at work, against injuries and deaths on the job, for Employment Equity, for paid time off for parents, and for the right to join a union and bargain collectively.","":""},{"ID":"78","Start Date":"2023-10-12","End Date":"2023-10-12","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Mahikeng","Province":"North West","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"North West Provincial Department of Roads and Public Works","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"600","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"About 600 EPWP workers marched on the MEC for Public Works and Roads, demanding to be made permanent. The MEC had failed to respond to the demands they made in their march on 16 August.","":""},{"ID":"79","Start Date":"2023-10-12","End Date":"","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Springs","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"AMCU ","Employer":"Gold One Modder East","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Union recognition","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers gathered again to complain that the NUM was insisting on a 30 day termination notice of their closed shop agreement. This meant that although NUM had cancelled the closed shop agreement, workers could still not join AMCU. AMCU affiliated workers demanded a meeting over the fact that mine bosses refused to recognise AMCU. Police fired rubber bullets and teargas to keep workers out of the mine. By 18 November, AMCU launched a court challenge against Gold One bosses who had twice ignored a workers' petition with the names of workers who wanted to move from NUM to AMCU. ","":""},{"ID":"80","Start Date":"2023-10-17","End Date":"","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"eNkgangala","Province":"Mpumalanga","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUM","Employer":"Kangala Colliery","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For benefits","Reason_2":"Full-time Branch secretary","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike at the colliery, which is owned by Thungela and Exxaro, demanding a full time union branch secretary position, and R100 000 per worker as this sum was allegedly given to all Thungela employees through the Employee Share Ownership Plans (ESOPs).","":""},{"ID":"81","Start Date":"2023-10-17","End Date":"2023-10-24","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"National","Province":"National","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Government Agency","Union":"PSA","Employer":"State Information Technology Agency","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike demanding a 12% increase and the bosses offered only 2%, later offering a 5% increase. The strike was settled after 7 days, but the final percentage was not made public by the PSA or SITA.","":""},{"ID":"82","Start Date":"2023-10-22","End Date":"2023-10-25","year":"2023","Duration":"3","City":"Springs","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"AMCU ","Employer":"Gold One Modder East","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"500","Reason_1":"End to closed shop agreement","Reason_2":"Union recognition","Reason_3":"","Details":"Over 500 AMCU members remained underground, halting production, after the mine bosses refused to recognise the union, insisting that they would continue a closed shop agreement they had with the NUM since 2012. The workers surfaced after three days and the NUM announced on 15 November that it would end its closed shop agreement. The bosses suspended 34 workers in November, accusing them of having held the other 450 plus workers hostage underground.","":""},{"ID":"83","Start Date":"2023-10-25","End Date":"2023-10-31","year":"2023","Duration":"6","City":"Matjhabeng","Province":"Free State","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Matjhabeng Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers downed tools for six days and burnt garbage after the municipality's account was frozen the day before payday, and workers were not paid.","":""},{"ID":"84","Start Date":"2023-10-25","End Date":"2023-10-25","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Mdantsane","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Eastern Cape Department of Health","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Community Health Worker members of NUPSAW held a mass rally in Mdantsane, demanding to be made permanent employees of the department.","":""},{"ID":"85","Start Date":"2023-10-25","End Date":"2023-10-29","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Mahikeng","Province":"North West","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"North West Provincial Department of Roads and Public Works","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Extension of contracts","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Hundreds of EPWP workers marched on the provincial legislature, saying the Department of Roads and Public Works had reneged on a promise to extend their 3 month contracts. They had continued to work another 3 months, based on the promise, but had not been paid. The workers, who earn only R1800 per month, also demanded 12 month contracts.","":""},{"ID":"86","Start Date":"2023-11-01","End Date":"2023-11-01","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"eThekwini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"eThekwini Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"Contract termination","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"About 400 workers tried to storm City Hall in eThekwini after their Presidential Employment Programme contracts were abruptly terminated by the municipality, who claimed it had run out of funds. The workers had been employed to clean river banks and public parks.","":""},{"ID":"87","Start Date":"2023-11-06","End Date":"2023-11-06","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"National Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"National government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"1000","Reason_1":"Solidarity with Palestine","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The Simunye Workers Forum, GIWUSA, and other workers and solidarity movements protested against the Israeli genocide in Gaza outside the United States consulate in Sandton, following a protest earlier in the day against the South African government. Protestors demanded that the government stop doing business with the US under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This protest took place outside the AGOA Forum in Joburg. ","":""},{"ID":"88","Start Date":"2023-11-06","End Date":"2023-11-08","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"eThekwini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Education","Union":"SADTU","Employer":"KwaZulu-Natal Education Department","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"Unfilled posts","Reason_3":"Austerity","Details":"SADTU members picketed for 3 days over unsafe working conditions for teachers, lack of funding for schools and because workers who exited their jobs were not replaced, meaning the remaining teachers had to do more work","":""},{"ID":"89","Start Date":"2023-11-13","End Date":"2023-11-20","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"National","Province":"National","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"National Government","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Productivity South Africa","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The workers wanted a 7.5% increase and a 2% backpay increase from 2022\/23 but the bosses offered 4%. The strike ended after 6 days with an agreed 5% increase, backdated to 1 July.","":""},{"ID":"90","Start Date":"2023-11-15","End Date":"2023-11-16","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Carletonville","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"AMCU, NUM","Employer":"Blyvoor Gold Mine","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"800","Reason_1":"End to closed shop agreement","Reason_2":"13th cheque","Reason_3":"Incentives","Details":"More than 800 mineworkers remained underground for two days in protest against a minority union having a closed shop agreement with the mine bosses. The workers also called for 13th cheques and incentives. Mine bosses responded by threatening to fire 240 workers.","":""},{"ID":"91","Start Date":"2023-11-15","End Date":"2023-11-15","year":"2023","Duration":"1","City":"eThekwini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"eThekwini Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"500","Reason_1":"Performance Bonuses","Reason_2":"Against political leaders","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers turned a 2 hour meeting into a protest in the middle of town, demanding that the mayor be axed and that their working conditions be improved. The workers had been demanding performance bonuses for some time. They used municipal trucks to block the nearby roads.","":""},{"ID":"92","Start Date":"2023-11-16","End Date":"2023-11-16","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Pretoria","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"National Government","Union":"SACOSWU","Employer":"Department of Correctional Services","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Union recognition","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"SACOSWU occupied the head offices of the department after it refused to grant the union a single organisational right, telling the union it must go and ask the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC).","":""},{"ID":"93","Start Date":"2023-11-18","End Date":"2023-11-18","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"N4 highway Lebombo","Province":"Mpumalanga","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"Workers","Employer":"National government","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"Poor working conditions","Reason_3":"Lack of police protection","Details":"Truck drivers blocked the N4 highway on the road leading to the Lebombo port saying there was often only one border official to process 1500 trucks, leading to drivers queuing for four days. This meant the drivers could not meet their delivery targets and were not paid. Some trucks were allowed to skip the queue which led to violence in which the police did not try to protect drivers, the drivers' co-ordinator told SABC. ","":""},{"ID":"94","Start Date":"2023-11-21","End Date":"2023-11-21","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Israeli government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Solidarity with Palestine","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Health workers affiliated to Health Care Workers for Palestine picketed outside Red Cross Childrens' Hospital after 200 Palestinian health workers were killed and at least 130 wounded in Gaza in the preceding five weeks. The group demanded \"an immediate ceasefire and unrestricted access to humanitarian aid. They also called for hospitals and clinics to be allowed to operate without fear of being bombed\", GroundUp reported.","":""},{"ID":"95","Start Date":"2023-11-22","End Date":"2023-11-22","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Mangaung","Province":"Free State","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Education","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Department of Education","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"600","Reason_1":"Austerity","Reason_2":"Health and Safety","Reason_3":"","Details":"Early childhood development workers affiliated to the Forum on Service Delivery marched against corruption, budget cuts, and poor treatment by Education Department officials who they said frequently threaten to shut ECD centres down.","":""},{"ID":"96","Start Date":"2023-11-22","End Date":"2023-11-22","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"George","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Western Cape Department of Health","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Community Health Worker members of NUPSAW demanded insourcing by the government, to be placed on the DPSA's level 5 on the salary scale, for counsellors at clinics to be absorbed by the government too, a danger allowance, and the same \"token of appreciation\" that was negotiated in the Public Health Sector Bargaining Council for other permanent health workers. ","":""},{"ID":"97","Start Date":"2023-11-23","End Date":"2023-11-23","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Food Processing","Union":"SWF","Employer":"Simba-Pepsico","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Union recognition","Reason_2":"Transport Allowance","Reason_3":"","Details":"SWF members protested outside the Labour Court where they won their case against Simba. Simba forced to withdraw its bid for a permanent interdict against deemed permanent workers together with permanent workers who went on strike over Simba cancelling the free transport it used to provide. (A \u2018deemed permanent worker\u2019 refers to a worker who is still being forced to work for a company via a labour broker even though the Constitutional Court in 2018 clearly ruled that any worker who has been doing a permanent job for more than three months at one company is automatically deemed permanent).","":""},{"ID":"98","Start Date":"2023-11-29","End Date":"2023-11-29","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"National","Province":"National","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"National Government","Union":"SAFTU, COSATU","Employer":"National Government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"2000","Reason_1":"Solidarity with Palestine","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"COSATU and SAFTU unions, including the Simunye Workers' Forum and GIWUSA, protested against the Israeli genocide in Palestine with other solidarity groups and the ANC and EFF. Protests were held in Joburg, Cape Town and Potchefstroom. The protestors called for an immediate end to the Israeli bombings of Gaza and for the Apartheid Israeli state to be dismantled.","":""},{"ID":"99","Start Date":"2023-12-04","End Date":"2023-12-04","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Paarl","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Agriculture","Union":"WFP","Employer":"South African Police Services","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"Police Failures","Reason_2":"Against Gender-Based Violence","Reason_3":"","Details":"About 200 women farmworkers marched on the Winelands district commissioner of police saying that police were not responding to calls from women on farms affected by sexual assault or Gender-Based Violence, and nor were the police arresting perpetrators.","":""},{"ID":"100","Start Date":"2023-12-06","End Date":"2023-12-13","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Hammarsdale","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Food Processing","Union":"AFADWU","Employer":"RCL Foods","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"500","Reason_1":"Union recognition","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike after the union's organisational rights at Rainbow Chickens were terminated. Rainbow Chickens tried unsuccessfully to interdict the strike in the Labour Court and later reinstated recognition of AFADWU.","":""},{"ID":"101","Start Date":"2023-12-07","End Date":"2023-12-07","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Government","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"50","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"Health and Safety","Reason_3":"","Details":"Recycling workers hired on stipends by the Department of Environment's Municipal Cleaning and Greening Programme (MCGP) went on strike, supported by the DA, for unpaid wages, and gloves. GroundUp reported that the workers said they work \"eight hours a day at R16 per hour, picking up human faeces without gloves\". They had not yet been paid yet although they started work 2 months before the protest.","":""},{"ID":"102","Start Date":"2023-12-07","End Date":"2023-12-09","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Rustenburg","Province":"North West","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUM","Employer":"Wesizwe Bakubung Platinum","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"250","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Retrenchments","Reason_3":"","Details":"About 250 NUM members refused to surface for 3 days after finishing their shift, after wage negotiations made no progress and the bosses threatened to retrench 530 workers. The workers demand 100% medical aid contribution, for the company to stop cutting off pregnant women workers' medical aid and pay when they are on maternity leave, and a living out allowance of R6800 per month. The workers also demanded the resignation of the general manager. ","":""},{"ID":"103","Start Date":"2023-12-08","End Date":"2023-12-11","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Springs","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"AMCU","Employer":"Gold One Modder East","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Union recognition","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Mineworkers held another sit in. The reason was not clear but mainstream media reports said it was a resurgence of the dispute in October. Again, the employer and NUM said workers were being held hostage underground. After four days, Gwede Mantashe (minister of Mineral Resources and Energy) threatened to send in the police.","":""},{"ID":"104","Start Date":"2023-12-19","End Date":"2023-12-21","year":"2023","Duration":"","City":"Rustenburg","Province":"North West","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUM","Employer":"Impala Platinum","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"2000","Reason_1":"Pension fund payouts","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers at the Bafokeng Rasimone Mine went on strike for three days after the mine changed ownership and the workers demanded their pension contributions back. The workers remained underground, stopping production. The NUM said they were not saying the workers should not be disciplined only that they should not be dismissed.","":""},{"ID":"105","Start Date":"2024-01-10","End Date":"2024-01-10","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Durban","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"eThekwini Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"Termination of contracts","Reason_3":"","Details":"100 workers had their contracts terminated by a Public Employment Programme. The programme was run by the municipality, but funded by Presidency's stimulus fund that was set up to provide temporary jobs during Covid-19. The funding ran out and the workers were also not paid for November. Police opened fire on the march with rubber bullets.","":""},{"ID":"106","Start Date":"2024-01-12","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Kariega","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Provincial Department of Health","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"30","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Staff at the Mabandla clinic in Kariega (former Uitenhage), stopped work because the fence was stolen, meaning that security guards can no longer guard the clinic and staff are at risk of attack by criminals. The workers also said they were shutting down the clinic because the water had been switched off and toilets could not be flushed.","":""},{"ID":"107","Start Date":"2024-01-29","End Date":"2024-04-08","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Welkom","Province":"Free State","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Matjhabeng Municipality","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Against nepotism","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers began another protected strike, demanding an end to cadre deployment and for Mayor Thanduxolo Khalipha to be removed. The bosses tried to interdict the strike on 2 February but were unsuccessful. The strike was eventually suspended after 10 weeks, so that negotiations could resume.","":""},{"ID":"108","Start Date":"2024-02-01","End Date":"2024-02-03","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Metrobus","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"20","Reason_1":"Unpaid allowances","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers brought buses to a standstill until management would agree to meet 19 demands, which they did not reveal publicly. Two days later they returned to work saying that they had decided to pursue seven demands, again not disclosed, but which according to the media included Workers \"issues with shifts and not being paid allowances when buses are hired for private trips\".","":""},{"ID":"109","Start Date":"2024-02-07","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Livingstone and Dora Nginza public hospitals","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"700","Reason_1":"Unpaid overtime","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Doctors, nurses, porters, general workers, cleaners, drivers and food workers at both hospitals went on a go-slow over unpaid overtime","":""},{"ID":"110","Start Date":"2024-02-08","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Other","Sub-sector":"Education","Union":"UCTEU","Employer":"University of Cape Town","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"1400","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Collective Bargaining","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike demanding a 7.5% wage increase for 2024, a further 1.5% increase for 2023 and a unified bargaining forum. The union represents professional, administrative and support service workers. There are also two other unions organising the same workforce at UCT - DETAWU and NEHAWU - who have already signed a wage deal with management.","":""},{"ID":"111","Start Date":"2024-02-12","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Privatised Public Service","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"SATAWU","Employer":"Northwest Transport Investment","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"1500","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"More than 1500 bus drivers said they hadn't been paid for three months and downed tools. The company only said it would need to apply for business rescue.","":""},{"ID":"112","Start Date":"2024-02-14","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"eThekwini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"uShaka Marine World","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"An end to hourly pay","Reason_3":"Fire the senior managers","Details":"Workers went on strike for a 15% wage increase, shutting down the tourist spot. Several months of negotiations with the city had failed. Four days into the strike, the workers marched from the Marine World to City Hall, disclosing that they had not been provided with uniforms since 2017. They demanded a proper grading system, an end to hourly pay and for senior management to be fired.","":""},{"ID":"113","Start Date":"2024-02-15","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Pretoria","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Other","Sub-sector":"Education","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"University of Pretoria","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike for a 7% salary increase but the bosses offered only 4%. Workers blockaded the entrance to the university for several days. On 26 February, police attacked workers, shooting them with rubber bullets and firing teargas at them. By 27 February, students had joined the workers in support of the strike demands. By June 2024, workers were still on strike, citing the UNISA 6.6% increase, Nelson Mandela University 6.9% increase, and Wits 6.4% salary increase as reasons for rejecting 4%.","":""},{"ID":"114","Start Date":"2024-02-15","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Dora Nginza public hospital","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"Unpaid overtime","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"After a one week go-slow over unpaid overtime, health workers went on strike and shut the hospital down.","":""},{"ID":"115","Start Date":"2024-02-19","End Date":"2024-02-19","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Polokwane","Province":"Limpopo","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Polokwane municipality, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"1500","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"Health and Safety","Reason_3":"","Details":"1500 workers held a wildcat strike after they were not paid for two months, nor supplied with protective clothing.","":""},{"ID":"116","Start Date":"2024-02-20","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Thabazimbi","Province":"Limpopo","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Sylvania Platinum Mines","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"2000","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Housing Allowance","Reason_3":"Other allowances","Details":"Workers went on strike for a wage of R17 000 per month, up from R12 999. The employer offered only a 9% increase for workers on the lowest grade and 6% for those workers above the lowest grade. The union also demanded an increase to the housing allowance, commuting allowance, medical aid contribution and standby callout allowance.","":""},{"ID":"117","Start Date":"2024-02-23","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Several towns","Province":"Limpopo","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Food Processing","Union":"GIWUSA","Employer":"RCL Foods","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike after the employer rejected their demand for a R600 per month wage increase and offered only R410 per month. This was even worse than the R450 per month increase the workers got last year. Workers at these RCL Foods plants are only earning R5100 per month.","":""},{"ID":"118","Start Date":"2024-02-26","End Date":"2024-03-14","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Education","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Nelson Mandela University","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Increased housing allowance","Reason_3":"Increased medical aid benefit","Details":"Workers demanded an 8% wage increase but the university unilaterally implemented a 6.9% increase. The workers also went on strike for an increase to the housing allowance from R1100 to R1500, and for the employer to start paying 60% of the workers' medical aid contributions. The settlement was a 7,45% increase for employees on PL 12 \u2013 16, backdated to 1 March 2023; a benchmarking exercise on the Housing Allowance and Medical Aid benefits in public universities with the outcome to be included in next year's wage talks, and no work no pay for 13 days of the strike to be deducted from workers' annual leave.","":""},{"ID":"119","Start Date":"2024-02-26","End Date":"2024-03-18","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"All cities","Province":"National","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Wholesale & Retail","Union":"BWAWUSA","Employer":"The Building Company (BUCO)","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"455","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Bonus Pay","Reason_3":"Increased provident fund benefit","Details":"Hundreds of workers at 46 of the 48 BUCO stores in South Africa held a three week strike after wage negotiations stalled and conciliation at the CCMA failed. The workers demanded recognition of their union, no work on Sundays, an increase in annual leave and sick days, R6 000 as a basic entry-level salary, a 13th cheque, a 50% employer contribution to a provident fund, and medical aid. The workers said they worked seven days a week and needed more than 38 days sick leave over a three year period. \"Some of the workers earned less than R5 000 a month with no 13th cheque and were not paid overtime for Sunday work\" and some workers toil for 12 consecutive days before getting two days off, workers told the False Bay Echo newspaper.","":""},{"ID":"120","Start Date":"2024-02-27","End Date":"2024-03-13","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Durban","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"eThekwini Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Durban Solid Waste workers downed tools after a general meeting where workers said they were not getting the correct salaries as per the national collective agreement. Workers went on strike, shutting down major roads in the city, including the M4 highway, stopping the water services and ceasing waste collection. Three days later, on 29 February, the municipality interdicted SAMWU but workers continued to strike. 79 workers were then served with disciplinary notices for misconduct. By 13 March, most workers had returned to work while 13 appeared in the magistrate's court, charged with public violence for setting up burning tyres across a road.","":""},{"ID":"121","Start Date":"2024-03-08","End Date":"2024-03-08","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"East London","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Provincial Department of Health","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"For benefits","Reason_3":"","Details":"A few hundred Community Healthcare Workers marched on the Department of Health's offices in East London, demanding to be insourced. Their union said the workers had to walk through informal settlements and townships to track and trace TB and HIV treatment defaulters but the government did not value this work and kept them on month to month contracts.  The CHWs had no benefits and were becoming depressed after retiring with \"nothing to show for their labour\", the union said.","":""},{"ID":"122","Start Date":"2024-03-10","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Midrand","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Manufacturing","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Rosond","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For the correct pay","Reason_2":"Against discrimination","Reason_3":"","Details":"Blue collar workers who earn only R7000 per month went on strike after being refused the same 13th cheque that the white collar workers get. Rosond is a drilling company that contracts to Amplats mine. The union demanded a R1000 increase for workers on the lowest pay at the company and a R1500 housing allowance. The bosses offered only a R509.04 increase.","":""},{"ID":"123","Start Date":"2024-03-13","End Date":"2024-03-13","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Other","Sub-sector":"Education","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Nelson Mandela University","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Better benefits","Reason_3":"Against racism","Details":"Workers went on strike again for an \"8% salary increase, better housing allowances, medical scheme benefits and equality between Black and white staff members\", GroundUp reported. Black workers said they were on the minimum salary levels while white workers were paid more for doing the same job. Cosatu, the SACP, SANCO and Sasco supported the strike.","":""},{"ID":"124","Start Date":"2024-03-14","End Date":"2024-03-14","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Polokwane","Province":"Limpopo","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Chemical","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Global Oil Company","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"For benefits","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers demanded to be part of the MIBCO provident fund, and to stop working more hours than are required by the Bargaining Council agreement.","":""},{"ID":"125","Start Date":"2024-03-20","End Date":"2024-03-20","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Nelson Mandela Bay municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"For unpaid stipend","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers from the Mayoral Cleaning and Greening Programme went on strike and dumped bags of garbage on the steps of City Hall after they were not paid their stipends. The project is funded by national government.","":""},{"ID":"126","Start Date":"2024-03-25","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Nkowankowa","Province":"Limpopo","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Agriculture","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Pepper International farm","Type of strike":"","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Union recognition","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers at the peppadew farm went on strike and overturned all the containers of peppers after the company refused to give their union recognition or organisational rights. No further information was available.","":""},{"ID":"127","Start Date":"2024-04-04","End Date":"2024-04-11","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Pietermaritzburg","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"57","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Unemployed doctors held a sit-in at the KZN department of Health after not being employed even though there is a shortage of doctors working in the public health system. A week later, the department advertised 120 doctors' posts.","":""},{"ID":"128","Start Date":"2024-04-10","End Date":"2024-04-17","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"SACSAAWU","Employer":"Mjayeli Security; Tshedza Protective Services; Ally's Counter Force security companies, all contracted by the Gauteng Department of Health","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"70","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Female security guards went on strike after being forced to work as casual labourers for years, being subjected to unfair dismissals, and being abruptly terminated at work after the security company was changed.  On the seventh day, they stripped naked to highlight their oppression. The workers said they were also not registered with UIF and had no pension fund or medical aid. The workers camped outside the department first then in May moved their protest outside ANC offices in Luthuli House and then outside the offices of the Star newspaper. Twenty-four workers were arrested. By 16 August, 2024, the workers were still camping and had moved back to the Department of Health. ","":""},{"ID":"129","Start Date":"2024-04-11","End Date":"2024-04-11","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Nelson Mandela Bay municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"60","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Paramedics marched on the municipality, calling for safety at work after being robbed many times at gunpoint by criminals while trying to collect sick patients in ambulances.","":""},{"ID":"130","Start Date":"2024-04-12","End Date":"2024-04-12","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Eastern Cape Department of Health","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Community health workers marched on the Department, demanding permanent jobs. They were supported by Cry of the Xcluded. Some of the CHWs are on month to month contracts earning R4480 per month to test dozens of patients for HIV every day - a job that should be done by permanent employees.","":""},{"ID":"131","Start Date":"2024-04-15","End Date":"2024-04-17","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Hazyview","Province":"Mpumalanga","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"SADTU, NEHAWU","Employer":"Mpumalanga Department of Education","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Teachers downed tools in protest against being robbed at gunpoint by criminals while teaching classes. Learners have also been robbed during class.","":""},{"ID":"132","Start Date":"2024-04-16","End Date":"2024-04-19","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Meyerton","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Metal","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"SA Steel Mills","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"Union recognition","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike, demanding that the employer recognise NUMSA and allow them to be represented by shopstewards. The strike was interdicted on 19 April but most workers only heard about the interdict by 23 May.  The employer later suspended over 200 workers on 30 April for not getting back to work soon enough.","":""},{"ID":"133","Start Date":"2024-04-17","End Date":"2024-04-17","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Privatised public service","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"NASAWU","Employer":"Sakhile Ezweni, Black Industrial Africa","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"Late payment","Reason_2":"No uniforms","Reason_3":"","Details":"The security guards, hired to protect SASSA offices, downed tools against being paid late most of the time, never getting a pay increase, and being threatened with dismissal when they complain about bad working conditions.","":""},{"ID":"134","Start Date":"2024-04-19","End Date":"2024-04-19","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Eastern Cape Department of Education","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Teachers and principals marched with learners and school governing body members to the Motherwell police station against the lack of security at township schools. GroundUp reported that since November 2023, 131 schools in the Nelson Mandela Bay region have been robbed by criminals, mostly at gunpoint.","":""},{"ID":"135","Start Date":"2024-04-19","End Date":"2024-05-17","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"eThekwini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Dube Trade Port Corporation","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"112","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike after months of negotiations failed. They demanded a 13th cheque, to be treated with dignity, a wage increase, housing allowance and an increased employer contribution to the provident fund and medical aid. They settled after almost one month on strike on a 6.5% pay increase, a 12% increase in the employer contribution to medical aid and a transport and call out allowance.","":""},{"ID":"136","Start Date":"2024-04-22","End Date":"2024-04-22","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Mahikeng","Province":"North West","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"DENOSA","Employer":"North West provincial Department of Health","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Over 200 unemployed nurses held a sit-in at the Department, against government's refusal to employ them after they completed their community service (even though the public health system is understaffed).","":""},{"ID":"137","Start Date":"2024-04-23","End Date":"2024-04-23","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Pietermaritzburg","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"KwaZulu-Natal provincial government","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"600","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"EPWP workers, security guards, food handlers, cleaners and community health workers who are all hired on short term contracts marched on the Premier in Pietermaritzburg to demand absorption into the permanent workforce. The workers also demanded that they be placed in the many vacant posts in the provincial government.","":""},{"ID":"138","Start Date":"2024-04-23","End Date":"2024-04-23","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Various private security companies contracted by City of Tshwane","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"180","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"For wages to be paid on time","Reason_3":"","Details":"Security guards from 22 different companies contracted by the city of Tshwane held a night vigil to demand insourcing. Some of the workers have been on short term contracts continuously for 14 years and go for months at a time without salaries when the companies fail to pay them on time.","":""},{"ID":"139","Start Date":"2024-04-26","End Date":"2024-04-29","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"WCEA","Employer":"Uber, Bolt, inDrive","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against poor working conditions","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"E-hailing drivers held a 3 day stayaway, boycotting the Cape Town International Airport over poor working conditions including a lack of toilet facilities, and a lack of parking spaces for the taxis to queue up to get passengers.","":""},{"ID":"140","Start Date":"2024-05-01","End Date":"2024-05-01","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Soweto","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUM","Employer":"Sibanye-Stillwater; Tripartite Alliance","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against the Tripartite Alliance","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Mineworkers disrupted the Alliance MayDay rally, unhappy about retrenchments at Sibanye-Stillwater. According to GroundUp, the workers held up posters condemning the ANC, COSATU and Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe over the silence of the ANC and trade unions in the face of workers\u2019 struggles. They allegedly cut the microphone wires so that politicians could not speak and drowned out other speeches.","":""},{"ID":"141","Start Date":"2024-05-01","End Date":"2024-05-01","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"eThekwini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Fishing","Union":"Workers","Employer":"KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Right to work","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"100 fishers marched in protest at having been banned from fishing off EThekwini's beach piers, which extend out into the sea. The fishers were banned in 2009 and have struggled to survive since, and also 200-300 fishers have been arrested since 2009 for continuing to fish off the piers.","":""},{"ID":"142","Start Date":"2024-05-01","End Date":"2024-05-02","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Gauteng Provincial Government","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"2000","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"About 2000 workers marched on the provincial government, demanding that short term contract workers hired by the Department of Health and EPWP be made permanent. The workers had been on short term contracts for up to 10 years each. They had held a night vigil the night before - the night of May Day. About 150 workers resumed their camp outside City Hall in November 2024. On 9 December 2024, they held a protest and about 35 workers stripped naked and were arrested for indecency.","":""},{"ID":"143","Start Date":"2024-05-02","End Date":"2024-05-02","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"East London, Qonce, Peddie, Queenstown, Butterworth, Dutywa","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Privatised public service","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Eastern Cape Department of Transport","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Scholar transport operators contracted by the provincial government went on strike across the province after they were not paid. They blocked major roads leading in and out of cities, bringing the province to a standstill. The provincial government blamed \"technical difficulties\".","":""},{"ID":"144","Start Date":"2024-05-07","End Date":"2024-06-03","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Rustenburg","Province":"North West","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Rustenburg Local Municipality","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike demanding to be paid the salaries of category 7 municipal workers- they were only being paid at category 5. The strike was settled after the municipality agreed to reclassify itself as category 6, meaning the workers will also get a wage increase.","":""},{"ID":"145","Start Date":"2024-05-07","End Date":"2024-05-08","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"City of Tshwane","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"60","Reason_1":"Demanding a meeting with management","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Bus drivers from Tshwane Bus Services went on strike for two days, bringing the bus service to a standstill. The workers had asked for a meeting with management of the municipality to discuss various grievances but management did not show up.","":""},{"ID":"146","Start Date":"2024-05-11","End Date":"2024-05-11","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"West Rand","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUM","Employer":"Sibanye-Stillwater","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"600","Reason_1":"Against retrenchments","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Hundreds of mine workers marched against the proposed retrenchment of 575 employees with a further 550 to take voluntary severance. The workers demanded the axing of Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman who is paid about R300 million per year.","":""},{"ID":"147","Start Date":"2024-05-15","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Privatised public service","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"DEMAWUSA","Employer":"Pikitup","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike, preventing garbage trucks from leaving the depot. Their demand was an end to casual employment. Some have been casuals for 10 years, while others only earn R2700 per month. By 21 May, the City of Johannesburg had interdicted the strike. But workers continued to strike anyway.","":""},{"ID":"148","Start Date":"2024-05-16","End Date":"2024-05-16","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Other","Sub-sector":"Co-operatives","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Gauteng Provincial Social Development Department","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers from 21 sewing cooperatives protested outside the Gauteng Province Social Development after they were not paid for providing school uniforms to the province. They were supposed to be paid by the first week in March.","":""},{"ID":"149","Start Date":"2024-05-17","End Date":"2024-05-17","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Western Cape Provincial Department of Health","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"About 2000 workers marched to demand that the provincial government permanently absorb CHWs and Lay Counsellors into the Western Cape Department of Health on the DPSA's salary level 5. They also demanded a Danger Allowance and the same tokens of appreciation that other health workers under the same Bargaining Council get.","":""},{"ID":"150","Start Date":"2024-05-20","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"eThekwini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Wholesale & Retail","Union":"DPYUSA","Employer":"SG Convenience","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"60","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike for a 15% wage increase, subsidised medical aid and better working conditions from the distribution company.","":""},{"ID":"151","Start Date":"2024-05-22","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Meyerton","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Metal","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"SA Steel Mills","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against dismissals","Reason_2":"Union recognition","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers began striking again after the company dismissed 162 workers for taking part in what the bosses described as an unlawful strike in mid-April. The workers said they would strike indefinitely until all were reinstated. On 28 May the union held a march demanding reinstatement of the workers and full recognition of the union and shopstewards.","":""},{"ID":"152","Start Date":"2024-05-23","End Date":"2024-05-23","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Other","Sub-sector":"Sex Workers","Union":"SWEAT","Employer":"National Government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"For decriminalisation of sex work","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Sex workers picketed outside Parliament, voicing concerns about what would happen to their decades long campaign for decriminalisation of their work. This would mean sex workers would have labour rights and it would be easier for them to seek protection. They were joined by the Sisonke national sex worker's movement and Gender DynamiX, the Asijiki Coalition for the Decriminalisation of Sex Workers, Triangle Project, Imbawula Queer Podcast, Gender Equity Unit.","":""},{"ID":"153","Start Date":"2024-05-25","End Date":"2024-05-25","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Germiston","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Gauteng Provincial Government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"About 100 workers from the Lungile Mtshali Development Plan Project (provincial government job creation project) protested, demanding permanent jobs. They had been dismissed several years earlier. They won their case in the Labour Court but later, the Labour Appeal Court upheld their dismissal, and the workers were protesting because many still want their jobs back.","":""},{"ID":"154","Start Date":"2024-05-26","End Date":"2024-05-27","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Bisho","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Eastern Cape Provincial Health Department","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"500","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"NUPSAW held a night vigil and then a march the next day, demanding that Community Health Workers, pharmacy assistants and paramedics be permanently employed. Although there are severe staffing shortages in the Provincial health service, there is also a jobs freeze and many of these health workers are either on short term contracts or sitting at home unemployed. The union also demanded that all vacant posts should be filled.","":""},{"ID":"155","Start Date":"2024-06-03","End Date":"2024-06-05","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Kroondal","Province":"North West","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"AMCU","Employer":"Sibanye Stillwater","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"Unfair payments","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"About 200 workers remained underground for more than 24 hours in a strike against payments from an Employee Share Ownership Scheme being paid to some workers and not others. Some workers were instantly dismissed after the strike, workers said.","":""},{"ID":"156","Start Date":"2024-06-07","End Date":"2024-06-07","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Sandton","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Metal","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"SA Steel Mills","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"40","Reason_1":"Union recognition","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The workers picketed outside the Industrial Development Corporation against SA Steel Mills' dismissal of 162 workers for striking earlier in the year. The union also demanded that Numsa be recognised as the majority union.","":""},{"ID":"157","Start Date":"2024-06-10","End Date":"2024-06-10","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Kroondal","Province":"North West","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"AMCU","Employer":"Sibanye Stillwater","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"Demanding reinstatement","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The workers protested against being fired for staging a wildcat strike the week before. The workers demanded reinstatement.","":""},{"ID":"158","Start Date":"2024-06-12","End Date":"2024-06-12","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Chatsworth","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Mafoko Security; Calvin and Family Security","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"60","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Over 50 workers protested outside RK Khan public hospital after losing their jobs in 2023 when the provincial health department changed security companies. They had been on month to month contracts with Mafoko Security to guard three hospitals but after their June 2023 salaries were not paid, they went on strike and were dismissed. Some workers were later hired by the new security company, Calvin and Family, but were then laid off on 6 May 2024.","":""},{"ID":"159","Start Date":"2024-06-13","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"National","Province":"National","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"SATAWU","Employer":"G4 Cash Solution Management","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against dismissals","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"An unspecified number of workers who transport money to banks and retail stores went on strike after they were unprocedurally retrenched by G4S who claimed they were bankrupt. The union said no retrenchment procedures had been followed.","":""},{"ID":"160","Start Date":"2024-06-14","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"National","Province":"National","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"MTWU","Employer":"Cash-in-transit Employers' Associations","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Health and Safety ","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The union's members in the cash-in-transit business went on strike against being attacked while transporting cash. They demanded that at least 3 guards work in every cash-in-transit van, and not only two, saying that every week a van was bombed, shot at and a worker killed or injured.","":""},{"ID":"161","Start Date":"2024-06-20","End Date":"2024-06-24","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Boksburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Wholesale & Retail","Union":"SWF","Employer":"Core Group","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"80","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"For benefits","Reason_3":"","Details":"The strike began after wage negotiations deadlocked and conciliation failed. Workers demanded a R1700 per month increase, a guaranteed 13th cheque and a 10% provident fund contribution from the employer. They settled on a R1100 monthly wage increase.","":""},{"ID":"162","Start Date":"2024-06-21","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"TASWU","Employer":"Grindrod Logistics Ltd","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"85","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike after 85 were unjustly retrenched and dismissed because the company wanted to increase its use of labour brokers and subcontractors. The company's profits increased by 16% last year, yet they began casualising: retrenching workers and hiring them back through labour brokers.","":""},{"ID":"163","Start Date":"2024-06-25","End Date":"2024-06-26","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Msunduzi","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU, IMATU","Employer":"Msunduzi Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"Reduction in night allowance payment","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers blocked the entrance to the municipality with garbage after not being paid their wages. The municipality agreed to pay within three days of the strike.","":""},{"ID":"164","Start Date":"2024-06-28","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Sandton","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Food Processing","Union":"GIWUSA","Employer":"Ribas Manufacturers","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The workers, who only earn the minimum wage, went on strike for a R4 per hour increase. The employer offered only an R1.75 per hour increase. The workers work 10 hour shifts making TOP brand sauces and only get a 30 minute break. Some workers have been at the factory for 10 years, never earning more than the minimum wage while others spend most of their pay on transport.","":""},{"ID":"165","Start Date":"2024-07-02","End Date":"2024-07-04","year":"2024","Duration":"2 days","City":"Pietermaritzburg","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Reshebile Aviation and Protection Services","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"29","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The security guards hired to guard the airport went on strike after not receiving their wages for between one and three months. The company said the municipality had not paid them and therefore they could not pay the workers and would have to shut down.","":""},{"ID":"166","Start Date":"2024-07-04","End Date":"2024-07-11","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Pretoria","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Manufacturing","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Ford","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For a profit share","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike for a share of Ford's profits after the company made over R500 billion in profits over the past four years globally. In November 2023, the company said its South Africa plant would be the only one making hybrid electric bakkies, which are very profitable. The strike was interdicted a day later and the union settled four days later with an agreement for workers to receive a once off R20 000 payment.","":""},{"ID":"167","Start Date":"2024-07-07","End Date":"2024-07-26","year":"2024","Duration":"19 days","City":"Midrand","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Bombela Operating Company (Gautrain)","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"286","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike for a 13% wage increase, after bonuses of R22 000 were given to management only. The employer offered 5.6%. The union later dropped its demand to 9%, plus a 60% medical aid contribution from the company and to be compensated for having to work a six day week. The Gautrain workers don't get overtime payments on Saturday. The strike continued for almost 3 weeks and the union settled on a 6.8% across the board increase, a R7 per shift increase on the night work transport subsidy, a R2 per shift increase to the night shift allowance, a R90 per month increase to the housing subsidy, and a 6.8% increase to the performance bonus.","":""},{"ID":"168","Start Date":"2024-07-15","End Date":"2024-07-17","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Makhanda","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Makana Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Makana refuse removal workers went on strike and refused to collect refuse for three days after not being provided with protective clothing. The municipality still uses old trucks and bakkies and workers have to hoist the garbage bags by hand.","":""},{"ID":"169","Start Date":"2024-07-15","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town, East London, EThekwini, Johannesburg, Gqeberha","Province":"National","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Aviation","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Menzies Aviation","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike demanding to be converted from permanent hourly paid work to permanent monthly paid work. The workers do not get paid sick or annual leave under the hourly paid system - they only get paid for the hours they work. The workers demanded a minimum 195 hours of work per month, but the employer only offered 165 hours per month at all airports and 195 hours per month at OR Tambo, which the union rejected.","":""},{"ID":"170","Start Date":"2024-07-17","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Kimberley","Province":"Northern Cape","Sector":"Other","Sub-sector":"Non-profit","Union":"HOSPERSA","Employer":"Helen Bishop home","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"48","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers at the home caring for children with mental and physical disabilities went on strike after not being paid since May. The employer had referred them to the Department of Health, who referred them back to the employer.","":""},{"ID":"171","Start Date":"2024-07-19","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"eThekwini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"MATUSA","Employer":"eThekwini Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"9000","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"EPWP workers went on strike after an internal memorandum was leaked to social media announcing that 9000 EPWP workers would have their contracts cancelled. This was supposedly because the funder of the programme, the Department of Public Works, reduced the budget by R42 million. Some of the EPWP workers have been in the job for 10 years and do the job of municipal workers in removing refuse. The workers told Elitsha News that UIF is deducted from their wages of R3000 per month but that the employer has probably not registered them with the Unemployment Insurance Fund. The workers continued to camp outside the city hall for 5 days.","":""},{"ID":"172","Start Date":"2024-07-22","End Date":"2024-08-02","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Pretoria","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Other","Sub-sector":"Regulatory Bodies","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"South African Bureau of Standards","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Changes to working conditions","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The strike began following a salary harmonisation process where SABS unilaterally changed the terms and conditions of employment without consulting the union. Conciliation failed. A new payment structure was implemented and housing allowance, medical aid and 13th cheque were taken away. The union demanded an end to any payment changes, and for SABS to maintain the benefits. Nehawu also demanded that SABS must fairly place employees absorbed from their 12-24 months graduate programme during the organisational review process. The strike ended after 2 weeks with a settlement of a 4% to 5.8% wage increase, backdated to 1 April 2024. ","":""},{"ID":"173","Start Date":"2024-07-31","End Date":"2024-08-15","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Krugersdorp","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Food Processing","Union":"SAICWU","Employer":"Rhodes Food Group","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The union went on strike for a three year wage agreement with an increase of R700 per month in the first year, R800 per month in the second year, and R900 per month in the third year. The bosses locked out the workers and on the second day, called police to teargas workers and shoot workers with rubber bullets. The strike went on for 3 weeks and the union settled on R620 per month for the first year and R650 per month for the second year.","":""},{"ID":"174","Start Date":"2024-08-07","End Date":"2024-08-07","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAWPA","Employer":"City of Johannesburg","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"Health and Safety","Reason_3":"","Details":"Over 200 waste pickers marched on the city demanding that it halt its plans to incinerate the waste that the recyclers usually recycle. They also called for waste pickers to be compensated for collecting cans, plastic and cardboard and to be provided with PPE, trolleys and motorbikes to collect their recycling.","":""},{"ID":"175","Start Date":"2024-08-13","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Privatised public service","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Unknown","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Security guards working at SASSA offices in Cape Town went on strike for the day because of a labour dispute. No further information was available.","":""},{"ID":"176","Start Date":"2024-08-15","End Date":"2024-08-15","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Food Processing","Union":"SWF","Employer":"Registrar of Labour Relations","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Union recognition","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Members of the Simunye Workers Forum marched on the Labour Appeal Court where the Registrar of Labour Relations was appealing the July 2023 Labour Court ruling ordering him to register SWF as a union. ","":""},{"ID":"177","Start Date":"2024-08-15","End Date":"2024-08-18","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"City of Tshwane","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"60","Reason_1":"Against disciplinary hearings","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Bus drivers from Tshwane Bus Services went on strike for three days in protest against 48 drivers being called to disciplinary hearings for striking on 7 and 8 May.","":""},{"ID":"178","Start Date":"2024-08-16","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Food Processing","Union":"FAWU","Employer":"Heineken","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"70","Reason_1":"For the correct pay","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Members of FAWU went on strike because they were not being paid overtime on Saturdays and were only paid time and a half, instead of double time, on Sundays. The employer claimed he had compressed their working week and was allowed to do away with overtime and weekend rates.","":""},{"ID":"179","Start Date":"2024-08-19","End Date":"2024-11-01","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Wadeville","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Food Processing","Union":"SWF","Employer":"Mister Sweet","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The Simunye Workers Forum began a strike at Mister Sweet for a R19 500 per month basic wage and for a R15 per hour increase for workers earning more than R19 500 per month. Some workers had been working at Mister Sweet for 10 years and are still earning only R6000 per month. The bosses locked the workers out and threatened to deduct money from their 6% wage offer if the strike continued for longer than one day. The strike continued for 11 weeks. At least two casual workers had their fingers chopped off by Mister Sweet machinery during the strike. The eventual settlement was 7% for operators, 6% for general workers (2024);  6% for operators; 5% for general workers (2025); 6% for operators; 5% for general workers (2026).","":""},{"ID":"180","Start Date":"2024-08-20","End Date":"2024-08-20","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"WCEA","Employer":"Uber; Bolt","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Uber and Bolt drivers went on strike for one day. After the strike ended, they announced they would strike for one day every month for the next four months. The drivers are striking over attacks on them by minibus taxi owners and vigilantes which the Uber and Bolt bosses have done nothing to stop. The e-hailing drivers want to go cashless so that they cannot be robbed or targeted as much.","":""},{"ID":"181","Start Date":"2024-08-22","End Date":"2024-08-22","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"City of Johannesburg","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"3000","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"SAMWU members in Johannesburg blocked the M1 and M2 highways, marching along the busy roads and barricading them with rocks and burning tyres, in support of their national 8% wage demand. Three rounds of national negotiations had already taken place with employers demanding to cap the increase at 6% for this year, and by CPI + 0.75% for year two and three and CPI + 1.25% for year four and five; with a 4.5% increase to the homeowner allowance and medical aid this year. The minimum wage offer is an increase from R9,531 to R9,960, and an increase to R10,109 by 2025.","":""},{"ID":"182","Start Date":"2024-08-22","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Makhanda","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Makana Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid overtime","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on an extended strike after being asked to work after hours repairing water and electricity problems and not being paid overtime. The municipality said it had to pay Eskom outstanding debt and had no money left to pay the workers' overtime. The strike resulted in prolonged water and electricity outages for a few days at a time.","":""},{"ID":"183","Start Date":"2024-08-22","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Emakhalathini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUM","Employer":"Zululand Anthracite Colliery","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike for a wage increase after management tried to impose a CPI increase only, and a 13th cheque that is dependent on workers meeting production targets. The managing director of the company sidelined the NUM's negotiating team and threatened to retrench any worker who went on strike. This is the same company that retrenched all workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite a directive from the Department of Minerals and Energy against such actions. The union has called on the Department of Minerals and Energy to withdraw the mining rights from the employer if they proceed to retrench striking workers.","":""},{"ID":"184","Start Date":"2024-08-26","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Springs","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Food Processing","Union":"NUFBWSAW","Employer":"Frio Foods","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Union recognition","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"300 workers embarked on a protracted strike for recognition of their union, NUFBWSAW. The bosses were deducting UIF and provident fund payments and not paying these monies over. The company has about 500 workers in total, mainly women and the employer refuses to engage with them at all.","":""},{"ID":"185","Start Date":"2024-08-27","End Date":"2024-08-27","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Agriculture","Union":"WFP","Employer":"Commercial farms","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"150","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"Against pesticides","Reason_3":"","Details":"Farmworkers marked on the German consulate in Cape Town to demand an end to the export of harmful pesticides from German companies. The march was part of the \u2018Double Standards Pesticides\u2018 campaign which demands the banning of 67 pesticides, which are banned in the European Union but still used by commercial farmers in South Africa.","":""},{"ID":"186","Start Date":"2024-08-28","End Date":"2024-08-28","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Food Processing","Union":"SWF","Employer":"Mister Sweet","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Activists protested outside the Public Investment Corporate in Pretoria and the Allan Gray offices in Rosebank, demanding a R19 500 per month basic living wage. The workers had been on strike for 8 days by now. Mister Sweet belongs to Premier, which made over R3 billion in profits last year. Premier itself is owned by big investment companies including Brait, Titan Premier Investments, Allan Gray and even the Public Investment Corporation (PIC). ","":""},{"ID":"187","Start Date":"2024-08-29","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Mahikeng","Province":"North West","Sector":"Privatised public service","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"AWU, KAWU, NUMSA, SANSAWF, SATAWU","Employer":"400 security companies","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"500","Reason_1":"Unpaid benefit deductions","Reason_2":"Unfair deductions","Reason_3":"Unregistered companies","Details":"Mukurukuru Media reported that workers went on strike and protested outside the North West provincial government for hiring 400 security companies who refused to comply with the main collective agreement. The unions said the companies were deducting money from workers for medical aid and provident funds without paying this over and some of the companies where not even registered.","":""},{"ID":"188","Start Date":"2024-08-29","End Date":"2024-09-04","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Ga-Rantho village outside Steelpoort","Province":"Limpopo","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Education","Union":"SADTU","Employer":"Tibamoshito Primary School","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Teachers downed tools because of a lack of water, unsanitary pit latrines, and disruptions from local residents who had chased the principal away, accusing him of fraud. The teachers went back to work six days later after the provincial Department of Education reinstated the principal.","":""},{"ID":"189","Start Date":"2024-08-30","End Date":"2024-09-03","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Privatised public service","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Golden Security Services","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"110","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Guards working at Groote Schuur hospital and Heideveld day hospital downed tools after not being paid all their wages. The guards said they only get paid R6000 per month and large sums are deducted randomly for leave without pay even if the guards have not taken leave. The Labour Court granted an interim interdict against them on 3 September.","":""},{"ID":"190","Start Date":"2024-09-02","End Date":"2024-09-03","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Mdantsane","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Other","Sub-sector":"Water Board","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Amatola Water Board","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"Mismanagement","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike over mismanagement by the Water Board, including a failure to hear workers' grievances for up to two years, and unfilled vacancies which mean that workers are overworked. The strikers switched off the water to Buffalo City for two days.","":""},{"ID":"191","Start Date":"2024-09-05","End Date":"2024-09-05","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Polokwane","Province":"Limpopo","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Provincial Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"EPWP workers, who earn less than R2500 per month, marched to the Office of the Limpopo Premier and Polokwane municipality offices today demanding better wages and permanent jobs.","":""},{"ID":"192","Start Date":"2024-09-16","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Pretoria","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Manufacturing","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"BMW","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against dismissals","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike against mass dismissals but the employer said the protest was a response to alleged fraud in the BMW Employees Medical Aid Scheme and that six workers hadbeen arrested, 20 dismissed and over 500 were facing disciplinaries.","":""},{"ID":"193","Start Date":"2024-09-17","End Date":"2024-09-17","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"WCEA","Employer":"Uber, Bolt, inDrive","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"250","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Poor working conditions","Reason_3":"","Details":"The E-hailing drivers kicked off a series of mass actions, striking against drivers being unfairly removed from the system by employers to be reinstated and low pay. GroundUp reported that they want improved driver safety features and an end to \u201cunfair car age limits\u201d where only cars that are three years old and less can be driven for Uber. The drivers also went on strike against City Council delays in granting them permits.","":""},{"ID":"194","Start Date":"2024-09-21","End Date":"2024-09-21","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Agriculture","Union":"CSAAWU","Employer":"Groot Constantia Wine Estate","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against evictions","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"CSAAWU members marched against farmworkers being evicted. They marched to the Groot Constantia wine estate.","":""},{"ID":"195","Start Date":"2024-09-24","End Date":"2024-09-24","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"KAWU, NUMSA, SATAWU, AWU","Employer":"Security companies","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"800","Reason_1":"Unpaid benefit deductions","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The unions protested outside Parliament, calling on the government to rethink its tender process for security companies, because it is hiring security companies who deduct pension and medical aid contributions from workers but don't pay them over to the funds.","":""},{"ID":"196","Start Date":"2024-10-02","End Date":"2024-10-02","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"eThekwini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUM","Employer":"Zululand Anthracite Colliery","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"For benefits","Reason_3":"","Details":"The workers marched to the Department of Minerals and Energy and demanded it intervene in the long running wage dispute. The march was part of the strike which began on 22 August. The wage dispute started four years ago when the company fired hundreds of workers during Covid-19. It later re-employed them without 13th cheques and threatened to retrench the workers if they objected.","":""},{"ID":"197","Start Date":"2024-10-02","End Date":"2024-10-07","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Nelson Mandela Bay municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For allowances","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The city terminated scarce skills allowances of 10% and workers went on strike immediately, cutting off the electricity to parts of the city.","":""},{"ID":"198","Start Date":"2024-10-03","End Date":"2024-10-21","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"SAEWA","Employer":"DSV Transport and Logistics","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"250","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers downed tools for a wage increase after finding that their wages were much lower than others in the sector. Within five days the workers were suspended and called to disciplinary hearings. The employer did not show up at the hearings and after two hours, the chairperson of the hearing vanished. On 21 October, the company fired 250 workers by SMS, accusing them of \"gross misconduct\" for going on strike.","":""},{"ID":"199","Start Date":"2024-10-07","End Date":"2024-10-07","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Komatipoort","Province":"Mpumalanga","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Agriculture","Union":"Cosatu","Employer":"Sonoma Investments CC","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"No sick leave","Reason_3":"Child Labour","Details":"COSATU members marched in solidarity with farmworkers on Sonoma Investments farm, demanding an end to child labour, for the national minimum wage to be implemented, for payslips for workers, for public holidays, sick and annual leave, for an end to workers being forced to pay for uniforms, for electricity and running water in the workers' accomodation, and for the bosses to stop preventing the workers' children from attending school.","":""},{"ID":"200","Start Date":"2024-10-07","End Date":"2024-10-07","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"National","Province":"National","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"All","Union":"Cosatu","Employer":"Government and Private Sector","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"11 000","Reason_1":"Economic crisis","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"COSATU unions called a day of action against poverty, joblessness and inequality. They called for a moratorium on all retrenchments, and an end to the privatisation of state-owned enterprises such as the Post Office. In the Western Cape, COSATU rejected the provincial government's plans to cut teachers\u2019 jobs; and the relentless attacks on collective bargaining. ","":""},{"ID":"201","Start Date":"2024-10-08","End Date":"2024-10-08","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Polokwane","Province":"Limpopo","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Great North Transport","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"500","Reason_1":"Unpaid pensions","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"GroundUp reported that hundreds of retired workers and family members of deceased workers began holding sit-ins and night vigils at the Limpopo Premier\u2019s office demanding their unpaid pensions and provident fund monies. They worked at 11 depots, including those in Giyani, Makhado, and Phalaborwa.  They had been paying into a pension fund and R300-million of their pension money vanished.","":""},{"ID":"202","Start Date":"2024-10-08","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Springs","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Mjayeli Security Services","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike over unpaid salaries. The company had not paid the workers their September salaries by 15 October, claiming that they had not been paid for a contract.","":""},{"ID":"203","Start Date":"2024-10-18","End Date":"2024-10-18","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Durban","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Textile","Union":"SACTWU, COSATU","Employer":"Department of Employment and Labour","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against hiring workers from other countries","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The workers marched against undocumented workers from other countries taking up jobs in the textile sector, saying South Africans should be first preference for such jobs, and that workers from other countries were being exploited as cheap labour. The unions gave Home Affairs and the Department of Employment and Labour 14 days to respond.","":""},{"ID":"204","Start Date":"2024-10-21","End Date":"2024-10-23","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Wholesale & Retail","Union":"FAWUSA","Employer":"Lupo Bakery","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"250","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The FAWUSA members went on strike for three days for a 13% wage increase and employer contribution to UIF after wage negotiations failed. The strike ended with a settlement on a 10% increase and a 2% employer contribution to UIF.","":""},{"ID":"205","Start Date":"2024-10-24","End Date":"2024-10-24","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Centurion","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Manufacturing","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Denel","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers picketed outside Denel for the day because they have had no salary increases for the past five years.","":""},{"ID":"206","Start Date":"2024-10-25","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"South Coast","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"Correct job grading","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike over R144 million that they were owed in unpaid wages. A few days into the strike, the municipality got a court order against the workers but they continued to strike right into 2025. The workers are demanding to be placed on the correct pay grade, which is two grades higher above their current pay grade.","":""},{"ID":"207","Start Date":"2024-10-29","End Date":"2024-10-29","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Alberton","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Food Processing","Union":"SWF","Employer":"Department of Employment and Labour","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Mister Sweet workers, who had been on strike for 10 weeks, protested outside the Department's office in Alberton after the department sent an inspector to the factory in response to a call from SWF after several workers were injured by Mister Sweet machinery, including two workers having their fingers chopped off. However, the inspector never released a report but instead left the factory carrying bags of sweets from the bosses.","":""},{"ID":"208","Start Date":"2024-10-29","End Date":"2024-10-29","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Department of Health","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Community Health Workers picketed outside their Labour Court case. They've brought the case to review a bargaining council arbitration award that ruled against the union\u2019s application to compel the Department of Health to give community health workers permanent employment, GroundUp reported. About 50 000 community health workers are on short terms contracts in South Africa. The contracts are repeatedly renewed and the workers lose out on all benefits of permanent positions. Some of the workers have been on these short-term contracts for 20 years.","":""},{"ID":"209","Start Date":"2024-10-30","End Date":"2024-10-30","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"All","Union":"SAFTU, COSATU","Employer":"National Government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"500","Reason_1":"Against austerity","Reason_2":"For permanent jobs","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers marched on Parliament against the Finance Minister's medium term budget. They were supported by civic organisations. The demands were permanent jobs for all, an end to the government's austerity measures, an end to budget cuts to education that mean teachers will be laid off and for regulated petrol prices, so that workers do not have to spend up to 40% of their salaries on transport.","":""},{"ID":"210","Start Date":"2024-11-05","End Date":"2024-11-05","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Pikitup\/City of Johannesburg","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"200 EPWP workers who had been working as casual employees at Pikitup protested outside the Mayor's office after 300 jobs were advertised and none given to the casual workers. The workers said corruption and nepotism were to blame. Some of the workers have been in the casual role since 2021 and only earn R120 per day, or R2400 for a full month's work.","":""},{"ID":"211","Start Date":"2024-11-13","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Privatised public services","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Amabhokobhoko Security Services","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For payment of salaries","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Security guards contracted to guard Joburg Water downed tools after not being paid on time. Joburg Water blamed the City of Johannesburg for not releasing the funds to them on time, saying they could not pay the workers. By 22 November, Joburg Water had interdicted the strike.","":""},{"ID":"212","Start Date":"2024-11-14","End Date":"2024-11-28","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Metal","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Arcelor Mittal South Africa","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"Against retrenchments","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike after over 107 workers were retrenched. On the 5th of November the bosses rushed to issue notices of dismissal, and refused to engage on alternatives, NUMSA said. Workers went on strike for two weeks and ended the strike after reaching that some retrenched workers could apply for other vacancies, and some might be considered for training. NUMSA then called on the government to rescue the Newcastle plant.","":""},{"ID":"213","Start Date":"2024-11-20","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Pretoria","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Education","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Department of Basic Education","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Against austerity","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Early childhood development workers marched against the government calling for more funding for school nutrition and an increase to the government subsidy which is just R17 per child per day.","":""},{"ID":"214","Start Date":"2024-11-20","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"National","Province":"National","Sector":"Other","Sub-sector":"Regulatory Bodies","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Mismanagement","Reason_3":"","Details":"Nehawu members went on strike after demanding an 8% increase. The bosses offered no increase at all, a wage freeze for the next two years (which meant an effective wage cut as the price of everything would increase but workers wouldn't get an increase to cover it). The bosses also said they would not be filling any vacant post except for management jobs, which meant an increased workload for workers. They also said they would freeze all 13th cheques, performance bonuses and long service bonuses, begin retrenchments and that they would modify all existing collective agreements without consultation.","":""},{"ID":"215","Start Date":"2024-11-25","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Cofimvaba","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"DENOSA","Employer":"Eastern Cape Department of Health","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"160","Reason_1":"Mismanagement","Reason_2":"Against favouritism","Reason_3":"","Details":"GroundUp reported that nurses went on strike at Cofimvaba Hospital demanding the removal of the CEO on the grounds that she insulted and disrespected them.","":""},{"ID":"216","Start Date":"2024-12-01","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Louis Trichardt","Province":"Limpopo","Sector":"Privatised public services","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Baagishani Projects","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For payment of salaries","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers building a road downed tools after they were not paid on time. The employer then brought in new workers two days into the strike. The striking workers said one of the new workers then pointed a gun at them, prompting the strikers to call police. It is not clear how the matter was resolved.","":""},{"ID":"217","Start Date":"2024-12-04","End Date":"2024-12-04","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Sebokeng","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Sebokeng Hospital","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"Against short staffing","Reason_2":"Unpaid overtime","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers downed tools and demanded that staff vacancies be filled, an end to austerity measures, immediate payment of overtime and that hospital bosses provide security for health workers who are being attacked at work.","":""},{"ID":"218","Start Date":"2024-12-05","End Date":"2024-12-08","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"National","Province":"National","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Aviation","Union":"SAAPA","Employer":"South African Airways","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"Against short staffing","Reason_3":"Health and Safety","Details":"SAA pilots went on strike for three days for a wage increase of 15.47%. The employer offered only 8.46% backdated to April, which the pilots rejected. During the strike, 60% of flights were cancelled. The workers settled after two days for a 9.47% increase.","":""},{"ID":"219","Start Date":"2024-12-12","End Date":"2024-12-12","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"City of Johannesburg","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"1300","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike against corruption after hearing that councillors had increased their salaries by R6000 per month, yet refused to pay workers more. One worker was badly injured by police. The workers blocked the M1 highway for 24 hours.","":""},{"ID":"220","Start Date":"2024-12-20","End Date":"","year":"2024","Duration":"","City":"Germiston","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Manufacturing","Union":"GIWUSA, NUMSA, Solidarity, CEPPWAWU","Employer":"Isanti Glass","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against retrenchments","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"More than 300 workers went on strike against the retrenchment of 24 workers. 79 workers had already opted for voluntary retrenchment. The company claimed that they were selling fewer glass jars and needed to restructure, making fewer workers do more work. This led to overwork, stress and anxiety in the workplace.","":""},{"ID":"221","Start Date":"2025-01-06","End Date":"2025-01-06","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Bhisho","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Eastern Cape Department of Health","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"150","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Unemployed doctors and dentists protested outside the Eastern Cape Premier's office against the provincial Department of Health's failure to hire them. The medical professionals had completed their community service, and there is an extreme shortage of doctors and dentists in public hospitals in the province, so there was no need for the Department not to hire them.","":""},{"ID":"222","Start Date":"2025-01-06","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"eThekwini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"Private","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Bidvest South African Container Depot","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"106","Reason_1":"Against retrenchments","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers embarked on an indefinite strike against the company's planned retrenchments. According to the Daily Sun, the bosses barricaded beyond the exterior of the company with razor wire, forcing striking workers to protest far from the premises. The union said there was no need for retrenchments because the company had already said that after it retrenched the permanent workers, it would bring in an outsourced workforce. Hence, the jobs will still need to be done. By 17 January, three workers had been killed in circumstances that were unclear.","":""},{"ID":"223","Start Date":"2025-01-08","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Daveyton, Wattville, Benoni","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Public","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Provincial Department of Co-operative Governance","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"108","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The EPWP and Community Work Programme (CWP) workers downed tools after the national government said it would terminate the contracts of all EPWP or CWP workers if they were 55 years old or older.","":""},{"ID":"224","Start Date":"2025-01-09","End Date":"2025-01-09","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Eastern Cape Department of Health","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against short staffing","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Nurses and community members picketed outside Motherwell clinic, demanding more staff. The clinic had only two professional nurses who are expected to see hundreds of patients every day and therefore had to shut down.","":""},{"ID":"225","Start Date":"2025-01-09","End Date":"2025-01-13","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Mega Express (Gautrain Bus Service)","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Drivers went on strike for 4 days, demanding transport to get to and from work and for an end to being forced to drive unroadworthy busses. They returned to work after being interdicted.","":""},{"ID":"226","Start Date":"2025-01-13","End Date":"2025-01-13","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Eastern Cape Department of Health","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against short staffing","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Nurses and community members held another protest outside the Motherwell clinic, which had shut down because of a nurse shortage. The protestors demanded that the provincial Department of Health re-open the clinic with enough staff to serve the community.","":""},{"ID":"227","Start Date":"2025-01-19","End Date":"2025-01-24","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Provincial nature reserves","Province":"Mpumalanga","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Tourism","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers at 17 nature reserves managed by the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency across the province went on strike for just over a week for permanent jobs, better working conditions and work tools. Budget cuts were cited as the reason. Workers agreed to suspend the strike and set up a committee to look at the issues.","":""},{"ID":"228","Start Date":"2025-01-20","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"DENOSA, NUPSAW","Employer":"Dora Nginza public hospital","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid overtime","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Nurses and other health workers at the hospital went on strike over overtime that had not been paid since October 2024. They had only worked overtime because of serious staff shortages. After five days, the strike was still going on and work was at a standstill. GroundUp reported that the provincial Department of Health undertook to pay the unpaid overtime by 10 February and that it also threatened to discipline all striking workers.","":""},{"ID":"229","Start Date":"2025-01-20","End Date":"2025-02-06","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Bizana","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"DENOSA, NUPSAW, NEHAWU, PSA","Employer":"Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Regional Hospital","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against mismanagement","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Doctors announced an intermittent strike after the hospital's CEO was suspended for writing a letter to patients advising them that because of short staffing, there would be no doctors on duty from time to time. The unions appreciated the support from the CEO. Nurses also went on strike. By 6 February, the CEO had been reinstated. ","":""},{"ID":"230","Start Date":"2025-01-23","End Date":"2025-01-23","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Lichtenburg","Province":"North West","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Ditsobotla municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Some workers fought with councillors after a worker was attacked, allegedly by hired criminals who are connected to councillors. SAMWU then urged all union members to stay away from work for their own safety, until the municipal managers promised to protect them from councillors.","":""},{"ID":"231","Start Date":"2025-01-23","End Date":"2025-01-23","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"PWEHA","Employer":"City of Tshwane","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Against police harassment","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"E-hailing drivers from Uber and Bolt blocked roads in Tshwane and marched after police seized their cars for not having permits. The drivers said they were denied permits.","":""},{"ID":"232","Start Date":"2025-01-31","End Date":"2025-01-31","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"SAMATU, SAEPU","Employer":"Department of Health","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"About 2000 unemployed doctors and health workers marched with the support of COSATU, demanding permanent jobs in the public health service. They demanded that all unemployed doctors in South Africa be immediately hired, given the massive doctor shortage in public health.","":""},{"ID":"233","Start Date":"2025-02-01","End Date":"2025-03-03","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Mega Express (Gautrain Bus Service)","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against short staffing","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The bus drivers downed tools in another wildcat strike, after SAMWU tried to interdict the bosses from disciplining workers over the January 2025 wildcat strike, but the Labour Court dismissed their application. On 26 February, Megabus dismissed all the bus drivers after illegally locking them out. By 3 March, agreement had been reached for workers to return to work.","":""},{"ID":"234","Start Date":"2025-02-03","End Date":"2025-02-03","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Media & Entertainment","Union":"Workers","Employer":"TV Producers of 'My Brother's Keeper'","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"About 13 background actors on the SABC TV show staged a sit in on set and prevented shooting after they weren't paid for two months. More than 50 actors had not been paid on the show, and even though they were not being paid, they were getting called to come into work on a regular basis. The bosses denied knowledge of the non-payment.","":""},{"ID":"235","Start Date":"2025-02-12","End Date":"2025-02-12","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"SATAWU","Employer":"North West Transport Investment","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers protested outside the North Gauteng High Court against the business rescue practitioners in their company. The workers had not been paid for nine months.","":""},{"ID":"236","Start Date":"2025-02-13","End Date":"2025-02-13","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Engineering","Union":"Ibhayi Workers' Forum","Employer":"Dormac","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"60","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"About 60 workers protested outside the company after being interviewed for jobs, but never getting work. The workers said the company had brought its own workers from Durban, where it relocated from.","":""},{"ID":"237","Start Date":"2025-02-19","End Date":"2025-02-19","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Multi-sector","Union":"COSATU, SAFTU","Employer":"National Department of Finance","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against austerity","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The union federations marched against the budget with Equal Education, Cry of the Xcluded, People\u2019s Health Movement, Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC), and Rural Women\u2019s Assembly. They opposed austerity measures and a proposed increase to VAT. At the last minute, the Finance minister's budget speech was postponed for three weeks.","":""},{"ID":"238","Start Date":"2025-02-21","End Date":"2025-02-21","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Metal","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Arcelor Mittal South Africa","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Against retrenchments","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The union picketed outside the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) against ArcelorMittal's planned retrenchments of 3500 workers. The union wants the IDC to intervene to protect jobs in the steel industry.","":""},{"ID":"239","Start Date":"2025-02-22","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Mahikeng","Province":"North West","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Tourism","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"North West Parks and Tourism Board","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike for a wage increase and also for an end to late salary payments. They said management had changed 6 times since the new MEC took over in September 2024 and the workplace had become unstable. The wage increase agreed in December 2024 had not been paid by March 2025. The workers said there were rumours that their employer had run out of money. The workers had not been receiving regular salaries since 2022. One month into the strike, the employer implemented a unilateral increase of 4.7%, half backpaid to March 2024 and another half implemented in April 2025.","":""},{"ID":"240","Start Date":"2025-02-25","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Port Shepstone","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The workers began striking again after they did not get paid for February, and nor did they get their agreed two months backpay. The workers had only been back at work for a month following a 3 month strike over R144 million in unpaid wages that they were owed, and because they had not been placed on the correct pay grade. The employer blamed loadshedding for the payment delay.","":""},{"ID":"241","Start Date":"2025-02-27","End Date":"2025-02-27","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Pietermaritzburg","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Provincial Government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"For unpaid overtime","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers picketed the opening of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature, against unpaid overtime, outsourcing, cost cutting measures, and the provincial government's failure to carry out job evaluation. The workers also demanded post-retirement medical aid, car allowances for some employees and the absorption of managers.","":""},{"ID":"242","Start Date":"2025-02-27","End Date":"2025-02-27","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Media & Entertainment","Union":"Independent Black Filmmakers Collective, Independent Producers Organisation, Animation SA, South African Film Empowerment, Documentary Filmmakers Association","Employer":"Department of Trade and Industry","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"For government funding ","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers in the film industry picketed outside the Department of Trade and Industry, handing over a memorandum against the department for failing to support the industry, with Black film companies in particular forced to close down for lack of funds. They called for a well managed production rebate system so that small and local film producers would be able to access the incentives they needed to fund their films.","":""},{"ID":"243","Start Date":"2025-03-03","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Nqanqarhu","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"PSA","Employer":"Maclear public hospital","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against short staffing","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers began a go slow against heavy workloads due to staff shortages. The government admitted that there were only six doctors instead of the bare minimum of nine and that they were still trying to recruit more nurses.","":""},{"ID":"244","Start Date":"2025-03-03","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUM","Employer":"Tradekor (Pty) Ltd and Thembi's People","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike for a wage increase, better implementation of job grading, for workers in the same job category to earn the same, for better health and safety protections as they work with manganese which is toxic and for an end to the employer dismissing workers without compensation when they get sick from manganese contamination.","":""},{"ID":"245","Start Date":"2025-03-04","End Date":"2025-03-06","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"COSATU","Employer":"Board of Healthcare Funders","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"For National Health Insurance","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"COSATU protested in solidarity with the government in their case against the Board of Healthcare Funders and private medical practititioners who want to stop the National Health Insurance by having it declared unconstitutional.","":""},{"ID":"246","Start Date":"2025-03-04","End Date":"2025-03-04","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Tshwane Metro Police Department","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against nepotism","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The metro police officers protested against nepotism in promotion to warrant officer positions, saying that people could buy a promotion for R40 000 and that those officers with long service were not being promoted.","":""},{"ID":"247","Start Date":"2025-03-06","End Date":"2025-03-06","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Tshwane Affected Operations Investment","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"Unpaid retrenchment packages","Reason_3":"","Details":"The workers marched on the Tshwane mayor after the company, a bus operator formerly contracted to the Tshwane Rapid Transport Service, failed to pay agreed retrenchment packages for over 3 months. The City of Tshwane had terminated the bus operator and promised to absorb some of the 261 workers but reneged on this, the workers said.","":""},{"ID":"248","Start Date":"2025-03-07","End Date":"2025-03-07","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Western Cape Provincial Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"80","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"EPWP workers in the department protested against the looming termination of contracts to them and to military veterans and demanded to be absorbed as full time workers in the provincial government.","":""},{"ID":"249","Start Date":"2025-03-07","End Date":"2025-03-07","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Schweizer-Reneke","Province":"North West","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU, IMATU","Employer":"Mamusa Local Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For payment of salaries","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Morongwa community news reported that workers downed tools after their salaries were overdue. The workers demanded that officials who are not managing to make payments on time should be fired.","":""},{"ID":"250","Start Date":"2025-03-08","End Date":"2025-03-08","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Domestic Work","Union":"SADSAWU","Employer":"Private household employers","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For labour rights","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Domestic workers in Salt River picketed against the government for failing to uphold labour laws and the National Minimum Wage act and for leaving domestic workers unprotected.","":""},{"ID":"251","Start Date":"2025-03-10","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Johannesburg Metrobus","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"Poor working conditions","Details":"Bus drivers across Johannesburg went on a wildcat strike and refuse to drive. The drivers want a pay increase, are short staffed and there are not enough working buses for them to drive.","":""},{"ID":"252","Start Date":"2025-03-10","End Date":"2025-03-10","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"DEMAWUSA","Employer":"City of Johannesburg","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The EPWP workers who work for the city downed tools against nepotism and against the hiring of girlfriends and relatives of management.  The EPWP workers, who are only paid R120 per day, also demanded that managers stop hiring fake contractors and keeping millions, and instead spend the money on making all EPWP workers permanent and hiring more of the workers.","":""},{"ID":"253","Start Date":"2025-03-11","End Date":"2025-03-11","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Wholesale & Retail","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Pick 'n Pay","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"51","Reason_1":"Against retrenchments","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers downed tools and protested outside the supermarket with the EFF in support, shutting the shop down after being given just six days verbal notice that they would be retrenched and would not be given any retrenchment benefits.","":""},{"ID":"254","Start Date":"2025-03-11","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Lichtenburg","Province":"North West","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Ditsobotla municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers were forced to go home for their own safety after two Executive Mayors, two Speakers, and two Municipal Managers reported for duty simultaneously at the municipality. Two parallel council meetings were called and ANC councillors began fighting violently, putting the lives of municipal workers at risk. ","":""},{"ID":"255","Start Date":"2025-03-13","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Kimberley","Province":"Northern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Sol Plaatje Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"40","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"Wage increase","Reason_3":"Health and Safety","Details":"The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers went on a go slow after the Northern Cape Premier said it was not uncommon to see them sleeping under a tree all day. The Noordkaap Bulletin reported that the EPWP workers strike was for a monthly stipend of R3800 which they were promised (but they had only ever been paid R2600 per month), for permanent employment and paid annual leave over December, for PPE, especially gloves to pick up waste, for mobile toilets and for spades and rakes to do their work.","":""},{"ID":"256","Start Date":"2025-03-17","End Date":"2025-03-17","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"eThekwini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"SOE","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Ithala Society Limited","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against workplace closure","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"NEHAWU protested outside the Durban Labour Court after the Regulatory Authority initiated proceedings to liquidate Ithala Soc Limited, a state-owned bank that employs 400 workers. The union said it was clear that the government was simply planning to privatise Ithala.","":""},{"ID":"257","Start Date":"2025-03-19","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Germiston","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Ekurhuleni municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"For overtime","Reason_3":"","Details":"Over 300 Ekurhuleni Metro Police officers blockaded highways near the OR Tambo airport and marched on the Germiston civic centre demanding better salaries, overtime payments and a danger allowance. They vowed to continue striking until their demands were met, saying that these problems had not been resolved since they first raised the issues in 2020. On 6 May, 400 of the officers were issued with pre-dismissal notices by the bosses.","":""},{"ID":"258","Start Date":"2025-03-19","End Date":"2025-03-25","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Nationwide","Province":"National","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Aviation","Union":"SAAPA, NTM","Employer":"South African Airways","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"SAA pilots went on a work to rule strike for six days for a 15.7% increase and settled after one week. The settlement was not immediately available.","":""},{"ID":"259","Start Date":"2025-03-21","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Provincial nature reserves","Province":"Mpumalanga","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Tourism","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers downed tools again, demanding permanent jobs for all workers whose contracts end on 31 March, and preventing all tourism sites in the province from functioning. On 22 March, the bosses said they would seek a Labour Court interdict to shut down the strike.","":""},{"ID":"260","Start Date":"2025-03-21","End Date":"2025-03-21","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Secunda","Province":"Mpumalanga","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Domestic Work","Union":"UDWOSA ","Employer":"Domestic work bosses and the Police","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against killings on the job","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Domestic workers protested outside Secunda Police Station after one of their members, 65 year old Tryphina Mngomezulu, was attacked by dogs at her workplace and killed. \"In no other job would death be the norm\", the union UDWOSA said.","":""},{"ID":"261","Start Date":"2025-03-25","End Date":"2025-03-25","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Aviation","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Airports Company South Africa","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against harassment at work","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The airport porters staged a short picket at O.R. Tambo International airport saying they were threatened every day by ACSA with evictions from the airport and withdrawal of their permits. ACSA replied that the 234 porters were not employees but independent workers.","":""},{"ID":"262","Start Date":"2025-03-26","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"East London","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Water Board","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Amatola Water Board","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike and shut down several water plants. Two days later, the water board interdicted the strike and by 7 April 2025, the bosses had suspended 10 SAMWU shopstewards. The reason for the strike was that the water board had failed to adhere to the wage agreement or to carry out an agreed organisational review.","":""},{"ID":"263","Start Date":"2025-04-01","End Date":"2025-04-01","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"SARUW","Employer":"M.J. Laboratories","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers marched for a wage increase from R4750 per month to R7000 per month for general workers, R8500 for dispatch, storeroom and maintenance workers and R10 000 per month for workers who mix chemicals. The workers also rejected unsanitary conditions at the company with 18 workers forced to share a wash basin. They also demanded recognition of their union, proper showers and changing facilities.","":""},{"ID":"264","Start Date":"2025-04-03","End Date":"2025-04-03","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"City of Johannesburg","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"700","Reason_1":"For benefits","Reason_2":"Health and Safety","Reason_3":"","Details":"Today, hundreds of SAMWU members participated in a demonstration directed again the mayor of Joburg. The protest was for proper equipment to use to do their jobs, against the cutting of transport benefits which took place in December 2024 and for an end to attacks on union leaders.","":""},{"ID":"265","Start Date":"2025-04-03","End Date":"2025-04-03","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Port Shepstone","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"150","Reason_1":"Against mismanagement","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The workers marched on the municipal office calling for the municipal manager and the mayor to step down and for workers to be placed on correct grades. This followed a strike in February 2025 and a 3 month strike that only ended in January 2025. The earlier strikes took place over R144 million in unpaid wages that workers were owed, and because they had not been placed on the correct pay grade.","":""},{"ID":"266","Start Date":"2025-04-08","End Date":"2025-04-08","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"East London","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Buffalo City municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"1500","Reason_1":"Against corruption","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"SAMWU held a mass march with the ANC, Cosatu and the SACP against the ANC municipality to object to financial mismanagement of the municipality as highlighted by the Auditor-General, corruption, union bashing, outsourcing, privatisation, failure of the municipality to implement Local Labour Forum agreements, and exploitation of EPWP workers. The union demanded new leaders in the municipality.","":""},{"ID":"267","Start Date":"2025-04-10","End Date":"2025-04-10","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Mbombela","Province":"Mpumalanga","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Provincial Departments of Health and Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"500","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The union marched on the two provincial government departments to demand the permanent appointment of all Community Health Workers and all contract workers throughout the public service in Mpumalanga. The workers have been demanding permanent jobs since 2014. They also don't have working tools, benefits and are paid too little. Some workers have been in the job for 15 years but are still not permanent.","":""},{"ID":"268","Start Date":"2025-04-14","End Date":"2025-04-14","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Bojanala district","Province":"North West","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Tharisa Minerals","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"150","Reason_1":"For worker rights","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Mineworkers who occupied a road outside the mine were shot at with rubber bullets by police. This is a breaking news item and will be updated as soon as more information becomes available.","":""},{"ID":"269","Start Date":"2025-04-15","End Date":"2025-04-15","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Nkandla","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Education","Union":"Workers","Employer":"uMfolozi Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers at the Nkandla campus of uMfolozi TVET downed tools and burnt tyres in the street, shutting down the institution after not being paid their salaries. They were joined by students who had not been paid their NSFAS allowances.","":""},{"ID":"270","Start Date":"2025-04-15","End Date":"2025-04-15","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Education","Union":"SACECD","Employer":"City of Johannesburg","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"70","Reason_1":"Against restrictive by-laws","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"GroundUp reported that early childhood educators and principals marched against the city's creche bylaws which don't allow township creches to get a permit if they admit too many children. The educators say they have no choice because parents have to go to work and have nowhere else to place their children.","":""},{"ID":"271","Start Date":"2025-04-16","End Date":"2025-04-16","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Ngcobo","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Small Business","Union":"Workers; SMEs","Employer":"Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"150","Reason_1":"Against corruption","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers and small business owners under the banner of the Ngcobo Small and Medium Business Sector \"used trucks to block roads from Ngcobo to Mthatha and Komani, bringing traffic to a standstill\", Ground Up reported. They were protesting against municipal corruption, which resulted in infrastructure collapse, which in turn was bad for business because they had to provide all their own services. The protestors said this was turning small towns into \"ghost towns\" where people couldn't get jobs or run businesses.","":""},{"ID":"272","Start Date":"2025-04-17","End Date":"2025-04-17","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Port Shepstone","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Criminal Justice","Union":"POPCRU","Employer":"Port Shepstone Correctional Centre","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"30","Reason_1":"Against mismanagement","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Prison workers picketed, demanding that the head of the prison be fired on the grounds that he did not respect the union and intimidated workers.","":""},{"ID":"273","Start Date":"2025-04-23","End Date":"2025-04-23","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Education","Union":"SADTU","Employer":"National Department of Basic Education","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"4000","Reason_1":"Against job losses","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Thousands of teachers marched against the government's budget cuts to basic education, which have caused dismissals of teachers, and a severe lack of funding for textbooks, admin support, staff, libraries and school facilities","":""},{"ID":"274","Start Date":"2025-04-23","End Date":"2025-04-23","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Makhanda","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Makana Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"80","Reason_1":"For health and safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers downed tools against \"arrogant\" bosses who had failed to provide them with protective clothing, tools of trade and work wear. They protested outside the City Hall, saying they wanted to deliver services to the community but had no protective gear. They told the media that a worker was paralysed after hitting his head when he fell out of a vehicle and another was seriously injured when a tipper truck drove over his feet and broke them.","":""},{"ID":"275","Start Date":"2025-04-26","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Elgin","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Agriculture","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Boomerang Fruits","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Unpaid overtime","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The workers went on strike after not being paid overtime at the correct rate. They also they were forced to drink from toilets, pay for their own transport, work without being paid overtime and subjected to racial abuse and racism. They were interdicted on 7 May","":""},{"ID":"276","Start Date":"2025-04-30","End Date":"2025-04-30","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Sebokeng","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Gauteng Provincial Department of Health","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"EPWP contracted to hospitals and clinics in the area marched for permanent jobs, saying they had been employed as EPWPs in these workplaces for 10 years, earning no benefits or salaries and just getting a stipend, while also filling the staff gaps created by government's austerity measures. The workers demanded an interim stipend increase to R5000 per month while the absorption was taking place.","":""},{"ID":"277","Start Date":"2025-05-02","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"KwaDukuza","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"KwaDukuza Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"250","Reason_1":"Unpaid overtime","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike from May on and off until July 2025. They downed tools against unfair job grading, delays in job evaluations, and unpaid overtime, and the municipality introducing a new concept that was not provided for in the collective agreement -  six-day workers (in other words 5 days workers who worked 40 hours per week now have to work a 6th day without any overtime). ","":""},{"ID":"278","Start Date":"2025-05-02","End Date":"2025-05-02","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Plettenberg Bay","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Isolomzi Security","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"120","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The security company, which is contracted by Bitou municipality, failed to pay their workers full salaries, owes money to workers and deducts money for provident fund and also for medical insurance, but it does not pay that money over to service providers. The union threatened legal action if monies were not properly paid within five days.","":""},{"ID":"279","Start Date":"2025-05-06","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Delmas","Province":"Mpumalanga","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"SOE","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Daybreak Foods","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike at the Daybreak state-owned poultry farm, blocking the road, after not being paid for April and only half pay for March, even though they received payslips showing deductions. The workers blocked the R50 road. Private security opened fire on the workers with rubber bullets, and police shot teargas at them. Workers from other Daybreak plants came out in solidarity. By the fourth day, the Department of Employment and Labour visited after hearing that the chickens were dying.","":""},{"ID":"280","Start Date":"2025-05-05","End Date":"2025-05-05","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Sebokeng","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Gauteng Provincial Department of Health","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"EPWP workers contracted at the Sebokeng Hospital, Kopanong Hospital, and other clinics marched to demand permanent employment, condemning the department for keeping them on temporary contracts for 10 years, with no benefits, not even UIF.","":""},{"ID":"281","Start Date":"2025-05-05","End Date":"2025-05-05","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Province-wide","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Criminal Justice","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Western Cape courts","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"70","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Court interpreters embarked on a strike after they weren't paid since January. Some of the freelance interpreters had not been paid for services they already provided since 2023. The provincial Justice department head claimed that they hadn't paid the interpreters because they didn't have enough admin staff to make payments.","":""},{"ID":"282","Start Date":"2025-05-06","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Mahikeng, Klerksdorp","Province":"North West","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"Workers","Employer":"North West Provincial Department of Education","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Late payment","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers who provide scholar transport for the Provincial Department of Education downed tools after not being paid for transporting hundreds of children for the past five months. The government said not all of them had not been paid, but admitted that mainly, they hadn't paid transport providers since December because of \"challenges with cash flow\".","":""},{"ID":"283","Start Date":"2025-05-06","End Date":"2025-05-06","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Komani","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Eastern Cape Provincial Health Department","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"250","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"NUPSAW's Eastern Cape Chris Hani Region marched on the Komani Health District Offices to demand Filling of Vacancies, provision of Health Services and Permanent employment of all CHW, EPWP, CWP, HTS Counsellors and all contract workers.","":""},{"ID":"284","Start Date":"2025-05-07","End Date":"2025-05-07","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Pretoria","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Lottery","Union":"PSA, NUPSAW","Employer":"National Lotteries Commission","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Lottery employees marched on the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition after wage negotiations for the 2025\/2026 financial year deadlocked. The PSA is demanding an 8.5% increase and the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) is offering 6.5%. Last year, the NLC simply implemented an increase that had not been agreed on. ","":""},{"ID":"285","Start Date":"2025-05-07","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Kimberley","Province":"Northern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Northern Cape provincial department of Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"150","Reason_1":"Against corruption","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike after a security company who won a tender in a corrupt manner was not terminated despite a court order instructing that the contract with Masicebise Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd be terminated in 2022. Nehawu also protested against poor audit outcomes and that money in the R1 billion Presidential Housing Project meant for building houses had vanished.","":""},{"ID":"286","Start Date":"2025-05-09","End Date":"2025-05-09","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Regulatory Bodies","Union":"Workers","Employer":"SA Health Products Regulatory Authority","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Forced return to work","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers protested in their lunch hour at management's decision to revoke the work at home policy that began during the Covid-19 pandemic. Workers did not want to go back to work in the office full time.","":""},{"ID":"287","Start Date":"2025-05-12","End Date":"2025-05-12","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Rustenburg","Province":"North West","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"Unemployed workers","Employer":"Royal Bafokeng mines","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against corruption","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The local unemployed residents marched on the mine, saying that it was not hiring people from the area even though it was one of the wealthiest communities in the country.","":""},{"ID":"288","Start Date":"2025-05-13","End Date":"2025-05-13","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Agriculture","Union":"WFP","Employer":"Commercial farmers","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"Against government incompetence","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The farm workers marched on the Western Cape Department of Labour in Cape Town saying it was failing to send inspectors to commercial farms where labour rights were being flouted and was not assisting rural farmworkers with their UIF claims.","":""},{"ID":"289","Start Date":"2025-05-13","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Kimberley","Province":"Northern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"HOSPERSA","Employer":"Helen Bishop home","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers at the home caring for children with mental and physical disabilities went on strike, and burnt tyres outside the workplace, after they didn't get paid in April. They'd previously gone on strike in 2024 after not being paid. At that time, the employer had passed the buck to the provincial Department of Health, who referred them back to the employer.","":""},{"ID":"290","Start Date":"2025-05-19","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Honeydew","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Wholesale & Retail","Union":"EFF, PTAWU","Employer":"The Creative Stone Company","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"20","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The EFF and workers went on strike against slavery wages. They said the company had changed its name from 'Colonial Stone' to 'Creative Stone' but had not ended its colonial habits. Workers held placards saying they had been paid R1200 from 1998 until now and wanted an increase to R2000. No information was available about whether this was R1200 per week or per month.","":""},{"ID":"291","Start Date":"2025-05-19","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Rustenburg","Province":"North West","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUM","Employer":"Samancor mine","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"NUM went on a strike against unequal wages at Samancor mines and smelters. The union also demanded that the mines provide opportunities to local small businesses and a living wage for all workers.","":""},{"ID":"292","Start Date":"2025-05-20","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Bothaville","Province":"Free State","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Nala Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against corruption","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers downed tools, calling for the removal of current administrator, who had been only one month in office. The municipality was earlier put under administration for not paying workers and other bills, and because of fraud and corruption by the leaders. This municipality has been forensically investigated for corruption since 2012.","":""},{"ID":"293","Start Date":"2025-05-20","End Date":"2025-05-20","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Upington","Province":"Northern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Agriculture","Union":"WFP","Employer":"Commercial Farms","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"Against government incompetence","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Women farm workers staged a march to the Department of Employment and Labour to demand protection of their labour rights. Female farm workers are fed up with being denied assistance by the very department tasked with safeguarding them.","":""},{"ID":"294","Start Date":"2025-05-21","End Date":"2025-05-21","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Mpumalanga","Province":"Mpumalanga","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Energy","Union":"Unemployed workers","Employer":"Eskom","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"70","Reason_1":"Against joblessness","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"GroundUp reported that unemployed workers from across Mpumalanga protested outside the Eskom Head Office in Joburg calling for local residents of communities next to power stations to be given preference for jobs at those power stations. The workers said that even graduates from power station communities could not get jobs at their own power stations.","":""},{"ID":"295","Start Date":"2025-05-23","End Date":"2025-05-23","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"ILAWU","Employer":"Joburg Social Housing Company","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The EPWP workers attached to the social housing company protested for the day for permanent employment, payment of outstanding salaries, and salary increments. They vowed to return and set up camp if the company did not comply and demanded that the CEO and chief operating officer be dismissed after the supervisor did not advertise EPWP posts and only gave these out to their friends and family.","":""},{"ID":"296","Start Date":"2025-05-23","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Wholesale & Retail","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"The Waste Trade Company","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For benefits","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The workers went on strike for a 13th cheque, condemning the 'gifts' the employer gives them. The company pleaded poverty and workers demanded to see proof that the company had lost business and could not pay bonuses. ","":""},{"ID":"297","Start Date":"2025-05-23","End Date":"2025-05-23","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Polokwane","Province":"Limpopo","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUM","Employer":"Venetia Mine, Barberton Mine, Bokoni Platinum Mine, Bauba Mine, Modikwa Platinum Mine, Minopex Bokoni, Zizwe Mine","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"Against retrenchments","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"NUM members marched against hundreds of looming retrenchments by several mines.","":""},{"ID":"298","Start Date":"2025-05-27","End Date":"2025-05-27","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Pietermaritzburg","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"DETAWU, NUMSA, SAFTU","Employer":"Provincial Government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Security guards from across the province marched for medical aid and provident funds and a decent basic salary. The security guards also demanded that no more tenders be given to security companies who did not comply with the law.","":""},{"ID":"299","Start Date":"2025-05-28","End Date":"2025-05-28","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"eThekwini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"KwaZulu-Natal Premier","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"GroundUp reported that \"security guards, food handlers, cleaners and community health workers, working on contract to various provincial departments\" marched for permanent jobs, \"uniforms, guardrooms for security officers at schools, and overtime payments\". Some of the workers earn only R1700 - R2000 per month and have been in the job for 15 years.","":""},{"ID":"300","Start Date":"2025-05-28","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Bojanala district","Province":"North West","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"DEMAWUSA","Employer":"Mvelatrans Pty Ltd","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Against poor working conditions","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike after conciliation failed. Their demands were: Improvement of sleeping ground conditions; Tracking of drivers; Reimbursement of over taxation on bonuses; Weigh machines and emergency tickets; Compulsory airtime and data to drivers; Stop blacklisting of dismissed workers; Poor bus conditions; Expired bus driving permits; Transporting for bus drivers after work; removal of two bosses. The company tried to interdict the strike on the grounds that it was not protected but lost in court. The employer then dismissed 100 of the workers while they were on strike, claiming that they did this because the company was sold and the workers who were striking did not sign new fixed term contracts.","":""},{"ID":"301","Start Date":"2025-05-29","End Date":"2025-05-29","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Mafube","Province":"Free State","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Mafube Local Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Central News reported that workers downed tools in protest after not receiving their salaries, saying they were fed up with continued delays in salary payments. The workers demanded immediate intervention from municipal leadership and the Free State provincial government.","":""},{"ID":"302","Start Date":"2025-05-31","End Date":"2025-05-31","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Mfuleni","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Provincial Department of Health","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"60","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Paramedics marched through Mfuleni in Cape Town, supported by the Community Policing Forum and Neighbourhood Watch. The protest was against continual brutal attacks on paramedics while they were at work fetching sick people.","":""},{"ID":"303","Start Date":"2025-06-02","End Date":"2025-06-02","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Barberton","Province":"Mpumalanga","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"DENOSA, NEHAWU","Employer":"Barberton public hospital","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Health workers downed tools and demanded property safety measures, after a crowd of people stormed the hospital asking for immediate treatment for victims of a shooting.","":""},{"ID":"304","Start Date":"2025-06-09","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Polokwane","Province":"Limpopo","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Provincial Departments of Health and Education","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Grade R teachers marched for permanent jobs for Community Care Givers, Lay Counsellors, Condom Distributors, Mother Mentors, and Peer Educators. None are permanent employees. Registered\/professional nurses also joined the march saying that when they do further qualifications, these are not recognised.","":""},{"ID":"305","Start Date":"2025-06-09","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Hartswater","Province":"Northern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Provincial Department of Health","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid allowances","Reason_2":"Health and safety","Reason_3":"","Details":"Health workers and paramedics at Connie Vorster Hospital in Hartswater downed tools after a previous 3 week go-slow didn't achieve results. The Taung Daily News reported that workers had not received overtime or public holidary or night shift allowances since March this year and the hospital had only two nurses on for the night shift, meaning that they were overworked.","":""},{"ID":"306","Start Date":"2025-06-14","End Date":"2025-06-14","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"HCW4P-SA","Employer":"National Government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For a Free Palestine","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Health care workers for Palestine marched with other Palestine solidarity groups against the Israeli genocide in Gaza.","":""},{"ID":"307","Start Date":"2025-06-17","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"uMhlathuze","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"uMhlathuze Municipality","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"140","Reason_1":"Unfair labour practices","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike against a list of problems: Persistent unfair dismissals and a pattern of victimization against union members, misuse of Ratepayers' funds to pay private lawyers to conduct disciplinaries; no security policies or protection for workers even after a shooting at work; exclusion of people with disabilities; widespread violations of health and safety practices and workers being exposed to hazards and crumbling buildings; nepotism in hiring; exploitation of EPWP workers who have been on temporary contracts for over five years;  failure to implement Grade 6 compensation for all employees, despite the Municipality falling under Category 6; lack of Danger Allowance for Essential Services Employees, undermining the risks they face daily; lack of essential tools, including functional computers, laptops, and a roadworthy fleet; external appointments of senior managers which demoralizes qualified internal staff and undermines fair recruitment; racism within Electricity and Energy Services (rehiring white retired employees as temporary staff); non-Compliance with PPE Policy and employees don't have appropriate personal protective equipment; Non-Payment of Overtime; a Lack of Accountability for Senior Managers who need to have lifestyle audits done on them; and a demand to immediately halt current unlawful cost containment practices and fill all vacancies.","":""},{"ID":"308","Start Date":"2025-06-17","End Date":"2025-06-19","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Province-wide","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Education","Union":"SADTU","Employer":"KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against corruption","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Teachers from across the province embarked on a work to rule strike over the department underpaying the basic finance allocations per pupil, leaving schools with far l. The provincial department also failed to pay acting allowances to office-based teachers and education workers. Schools were left no money to procure other teaching and learning support resources. Stationery providers were not paid in January, Grade R teachers not paid for a month, and schools could no longer hold extra curricula activities because the department had no funds.","":""},{"ID":"309","Start Date":"2025-06-18","End Date":"2025-06-18","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Centurion","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"SOE","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Denel","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"NUMSA members picketed outside Denel for a 7% wage increase. Management has offered an inflation-linked pay hike only.","":""},{"ID":"310","Start Date":"2025-06-24","End Date":"2025-06-24","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Criminal Justice","Union":"POPCRU","Employer":"South African Police Services ","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against sexual harassment","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"POPCRU marched in a 'Restore Dignity' protest against abuse of women police trainees and sexual misconduct by police managers at SAPS training facilities. The union also demanded that whistleblowers be protected.","":""},{"ID":"311","Start Date":"2025-06-25","End Date":"2025-06-25","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Nkomazi","Province":"Mpumalanga","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Nkomazi Local Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"150","Reason_1":"For payment of allowances","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike after the municipality sent them a letter on 23 June saying they would only be paid their basic salaries on 25 June, and not their overtime, travel and standby allowances (which are provided for in the national collective agreement). The workers said the municipal leaders had wasted the money on corruption and also that they were unable to provide proper services to the community because they were not provided with work equipment or tools. The municipality told the media they would only pay back the outstanding allowances from July 2025.","":""},{"ID":"312","Start Date":"2025-06-26","End Date":"2025-06-26","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Gauteng Provincial Government","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"330","Reason_1":"Against austerity","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"GroundUp reported that more than 300 workers and beneficiaries from non-profit organisations in Gauteng\u2019s childrens sector marched against recent budget cuts that reduced monthly psychosocial support funding from R1,000 to R500 and removed food parcel distribution responsibilities from the organisations.","":""},{"ID":"313","Start Date":"2025-06-26","End Date":"2025-06-26","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Drakenstein","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Agriculture","Union":"WFP","Employer":"Commercial farmers","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against evictions","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Farm workers marched on the Drakenstein Municipality demanding proper implementation of the Extension of Security of Tenure Act (ESTA) and the Constitution, which say farmworkers can only be evicted under certain conditions and only with a court order, that municipalities are obliged to provide suitable alternative housing. Instead, municipalities ignore this and farmworkers get evicted to empty patches of land, often with a few sheets of zinc and told to set up their own shacks.","":""},{"ID":"314","Start Date":"2025-06-27","End Date":"2025-06-27","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Mahikeng","Province":"North West","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers marched against nepotism and not being paid the correct salaries, saying their grievances had not been resolved for the past five years.","":""},{"ID":"315","Start Date":"2025-06-30","End Date":"2025-06-30","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Setlagole","Province":"North West","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU, IMATU","Employer":"Ratlou Local Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Union recognition","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers downed tools ahead of a council meeting in protest against the organogram not being approved by the local labour forum, unfair recruitment, and a great disrespect for workers and laws, union leaders said. They highlighted that this is the same municipality that spent R1.million on 22 laptops. The union leaders demanded a forensic audit into the municipality and a lifestyle audit of senior officials.","":""},{"ID":"316","Start Date":"2025-07-01","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tzaneen","Province":"Limpopo","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Wholesale & Retail","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Super Spar Tzaneen","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"50","Reason_1":"Against nepotism","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Tzaneen Voice news website reported that workers downed tools and protested for a 10% increase, and the end of nepotism and managers only promoting their own family members. The workers demanded fair and transparent promotion processes, better working conditions, and an immediate response regarding salary adjustments.","":""},{"ID":"317","Start Date":"2025-07-03","End Date":"2025-07-03","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Delmas","Province":"Mpumalanga","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"SOE","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Daybreak Foods","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike again, after they only received 50% of their pay for May and no pay at the end of June. Workers again blocked the R50 highway until 2:15pm. The workers said they cannot even afford transport to get to work, let alone groceries or electricity.","":""},{"ID":"318","Start Date":"2025-07-08","End Date":"2025-07-13","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Kimberley","Province":"Northern Cape","Sector":"Privatised public service","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Sol Plaatje Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"60","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The municipality outsourced the installation of water meters to a private company. This company then told the 20 plumbers and 40 general labourers that he was cutting their pay down to R20 per meter installed. This is well below the national hourly minimum wage, and workers' transport costs R30 per day, so workers downed tools. They also said they were not given safety boots, tools or equipment, get bitten by dogs, are confronted by snakes when digging the trenches for the water pipes and get no paid sick leave. The pre-paid water meters are part of the national government project to convert hundreds of thousands of household water connections to pre-paid. After the strike, the municipality backed down and restored the daily pay rate to the R180 per day that was initially promised.","":""},{"ID":"319","Start Date":"2025-07-15","End Date":"2025-07-15","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"EPCO","Employer":"Uber","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"75","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Drivers went on strike after Uber increased the amount it deducts from their fares and also condemned unprofitable trip fares.","":""},{"ID":"320","Start Date":"2025-07-17","End Date":"2025-07-17","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"City of Tshwane","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"1000","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers marched against the city of Tshwane's continued refusal to pay the wage increases agreed on in centralised bargaining for all municipalities across the country. ","":""},{"ID":"321","Start Date":"2025-07-17","End Date":"2025-07-17","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Ekurhuleni","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"City of Ekurhuleni","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Bad working conditions","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The workers downed tools for the day against favouritism, nepotism, and very poor service delivery to township areas. The union said the municipality behaved like it was doing workers a favour by employing them - as if the workers didn't have rights.","":""},{"ID":"322","Start Date":"2025-07-21","End Date":"2025-08-01","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Nationwide","Province":"National","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Aviation","Union":"Solidarity","Employer":"FlySafair","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"Wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Pilots at FlySafair began a two week strike over wage and working condition issues. Pilots demanded 10% and the bosses offered 5.7%. The strike got off to a good start with 20 flights cancelled on the first day. The pilots also went on strike over exhaustion and a lack of time off which resulted from a new roster system that was imposed on them by the bosses. The union and airline settled on increases of between 6% and 6.9% over the next four years, with pilots flying more than 65 hours per week to be paid additionally.","":""},{"ID":"323","Start Date":"2025-07-22","End Date":"2025-07-22","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Multi-sector","Union":"Campaign to Scrap Labour Law Amendment Bills","Employer":"National Government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"Against labour law amendments","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers from 40 different labour organisations and social movements protested outside NEDLAC against proposed changes to labour laws that will allow bosses to dismiss workers without a disciplinary hearing even if no misconduct has been committed and if they just don't like the worker. The workers condemned COSATU, NACTU, FEDUSA and NEDLAC for reaching an agreement that labour laws could be downgraded without even consulting workers.","":""},{"ID":"324","Start Date":"2025-07-29","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Thembisa","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"SACSAAWU","Employer":"Jonet Security","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"250","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Security guards at Thembisa Hospital went on strike after not being paid for two months. The company blamed the provincial Health Department, but the department showed the union that it had paid the security company. The workers said they were struggling to survive, had no money left for transport to work and could not afford to eat without their wages.","":""},{"ID":"325","Start Date":"2025-07-30","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Umkhanyakude","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Umkhanyakude District Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"550","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers downed tools after not being paid on 25 July 2025. This apparently happened after the municipality was placed under administration by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Co-operative Governance. On 2 August, the Pietermaritzburg High Court ruled that all workers must be paid their outstanding salaries by 5 August.","":""},{"ID":"326","Start Date":"2025-08-01","End Date":"2025-08-01","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Nigel","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Manufacturing","Union":"Civics","Employer":"Chung Fung Metal & Steel Company","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The Greater Nigel United People\u2019s Parliament (GRNUPP) and Kwatsadusa (Kwa-Thema, Tsakane and Duduza) community forums organised a march on the Chinese-owned Chung Fung Metal & Steel Company factories in Nigel to demand jobs for local young people. The company had been advertising posts for people with many years of experience, which was not needed and which meant that young people did not qualify to apply.","":""},{"ID":"327","Start Date":"2025-08-04","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"ThabaNchu","Province":"Free State","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Manufacturing","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Big5 Cookware","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"270","Reason_1":"Union recognition","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers downed tools and demanded that the boss recognise their union, NUMSA. The oner is based in China and was dodging the workers and refusing to engage.","":""},{"ID":"328","Start Date":"2025-08-06","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Pietermaritzburg","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"Workers","Employer":"KZN Provincial Department of Health","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"150","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Unemployed doctors protested because they had not been placed at hospitals. Medical students downed pens and joined the protest, saying it seemed likely that they would suffer the same fate after graduation. The groups demanded jobs and that government build more hospitals to serve more patients and provide better services to the community. ","":""},{"ID":"329","Start Date":"2025-08-06","End Date":"2025-08-06","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"City of Tshwane","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"Reinstatement of dismissed workers","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike to demand the reinstatement of their fellow workers who were dismissed in 2021 for protesting against unpaid salary increases. The workers also demanded the salary increases of 3.5% and 5.4% that were outstanding since 2021.","":""},{"ID":"330","Start Date":"2025-08-08","End Date":"2025-08-08","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Mangaung","Province":"Free State","Sector":"Privatised public service","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Centlec Power Utility","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Against mismanagement","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers downed tools and marched on the Centlec headquarters, demanding the dismissal of the CEO, an end to unfair labour practices, reinstatement of dismissed workers, an end to the nepotistic hiring of friends and relatives, an end to bullying, corruption and mismanagement. They were supported by the SACP.","":""},{"ID":"331","Start Date":"2025-08-08","End Date":"2025-08-08","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Mangaung","Province":"Free State","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Free State Psychiatric Hospital","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"50","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"Unpaid wages","Reason_3":"","Details":"The workers went on strike after not being paid properly for some time, saying they are only paid seven hours' pay for working a 12 hour shift. Contract workers also demanded to be absorbed permanently and the workers demanded more security guards at night, because criminals were sneaking into the hospital then.","":""},{"ID":"332","Start Date":"2025-08-08","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"eThekwini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Media & Entertainment","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Stained Glass TV Productions","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Actors, crew and extras on the TV show, Uzalo, went on strike after not receiving salaries for two months. Production stopped and the striking workers demanded that the SABC intervene. This is not the first time the TV show has fallen behind on paying staff. In 2023, over 50 extras and background actors downed tools after months of no pay. The company said it was experiencing financial constraints and that's why they had not paid. ","":""},{"ID":"333","Start Date":"2025-08-11","End Date":"2025-08-11","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Media & Entertainment","Union":"SAGA","Employer":"National Government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Against poor working conditions","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The actors' guild held a protest outside the Union Buildings to demand that the national government intervene and set up fair pay and workers rights for actors in South Africa.","":""},{"ID":"334","Start Date":"2025-08-11","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"TASWU","Employer":"Kalahari AutoForce","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The truck drivers, who transport manganese, downed tools after being told that they had a choice of accepting a forced transfer to a \"bogus company\" or being dismissed. The drivers said they were also striking against low wages of R16 400 per month.","":""},{"ID":"335","Start Date":"2025-08-12","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"Privatised public service","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"North West Transport Investment","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The bus drivers went on strike again after not being paid their salaries for up to 11 months. The bus company is owned by North West Star which is wholly owned by the North West provincial government. The company is under business rescue despite receiving R60 million in government subsidies. The workers themselves are keeping the buses running for the community, using donations to do so. There is no longer any diesel, electricity or water at the depot. Workers said they cannot continue working for no pay as they have no food to eat, and demanded that 5 months of the outstanding 11 months pay must be paid and then they'll go back to work.","":""},{"ID":"336","Start Date":"2025-08-14","End Date":"2025-08-14","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg, Cape Town","Province":"National","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Media & Entertainment","Union":"Journalists Against Apartheid","Employer":"State of Israel","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"40","Reason_1":"Against genocide","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"South African journalists belonging to 'Journalists against Apartheid' and 'Journalists against Genocide' protested against the Israeli killings of Palestinian journalists. Israeli has killed over 275 Palestinian journalists since it began its genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in October 2023. This protest was sparked after Israel assassinated six Gazan journalists, including prominent Al Jazeera correspondent Anas Al-Sharif, in a drone strike on a media tent outside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Dozens of journalists in Cape Town also joined the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign\u2019s weekly vigil against genocide outside St George\u2019s Cathedral on Wednesday.","":""},{"ID":"337","Start Date":"2025-08-14","End Date":"2025-08-14","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Education","Union":"Gauteng ECD Forum","Employer":"Gauteng Provincial Department of Education","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Against austerity","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The early childhood development workers marched on the Gauteng Premier's office in protest against inadequate funding of R17 per child per day, less than the R24 per child per day promised. The R17 has been paid per child for 5 years with the result that ECD centres cannot pay for staff and can't provide adequately for children. The march organisers said they are never consulted on any decisions of the government about early childhood eduction and were not told why they weren't paid. ","":""},{"ID":"338","Start Date":"2025-08-14","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Cofimvaba","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"AMITU, PATU","Employer":"Reliable Guards, Mantl Five","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"60","Reason_1":"Against unfair dismissal","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"About 50 security guards went on strike for several days after 20 guards were fired for joining unions. The fired guards were then not paid the money they were owed. The workers want to be made permanent employees of the Eastern Cape Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and Department of Education, whose offices they guard.","":""},{"ID":"339","Start Date":"2025-08-15","End Date":"2025-08-15","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Meyerton","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Gauteng Provincial Government","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Community Works Programme workers held a wildcat strike on the R59 highway, barricading the highway with burning tyres and debris, preventing traffic from moving. The strike was held over unpaid wages.","":""},{"ID":"340","Start Date":"2025-08-17","End Date":"2025-08-17","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Media & Entertainment","Union":"Journalists Against Apartheid","Employer":"State of Israel","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"Against genocide","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Journalists and media workers marched in Sea Point, Cape Town against Israel's genocide in Gaza and murders of Palestinian journalists. High profile local and Palestinian journalists condemned Israel. The organisation demanded that media organisations call Israel\u2019s killing of media workers \u201cwhat it is \u2013 a war crime\u201d; Israel must immediately release all arbitrarily detained Palestinian journalists in the West Bank and Gaza; and Israel's ban on foreign journalists must end and foreign correspondents must be allowed entry to Gaza. ","":""},{"ID":"341","Start Date":"2025-08-18","End Date":"2025-08-18","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Gauteng Provincial Department of Transport","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers and their bosses downed tools - they are subcontractors hired to upgrade Lynnwood Road. They had not been paid by the government and were unable to pay wages or buy materials needed to renovate the road.","":""},{"ID":"342","Start Date":"2025-08-19","End Date":"2025-08-19","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"EPCO","Employer":"Gauteng Provincial Department of Transport","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"E-hailing drivers marched on the Provincial Department of Transport demanding safety for drivers, fair price setting and an end to their vehicles being impounded. The march came just days after meter taxi operators shot and burnt an e-hailing driver to death in Soweto.","":""},{"ID":"343","Start Date":"2025-08-19","End Date":"2025-08-19","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Msunduzi","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Msunduzi Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"A group of EPWP workers who have been working for the municipality in waste removal on temporary contracts for 5 years downed tools demanding permanent jobs, proper wages and PPE. The workers said when permanent jobs are advertised, they never get the jobs. They are paid only R120 per day and don\u2019t even have uniforms to wear while collecting waste; they have to ask permanent staff to supply them with the old uniform that they no longer wear. The workers blocked the entrance to the municipality for the day with burning tyres. It also emerged that EPWP workers are used to run the water service after a water breakdown during the strike went without being mended for several days. On 29 August, the municipality interdicted the strike.","":""},{"ID":"344","Start Date":"2025-08-19","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Laaiplek","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Food Processing","Union":"FAWU","Employer":"Oceana Group","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"2000","Reason_1":"For benefits","Reason_2":"For organisational rights","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers at Oceana's at Lucky Star fish processing plant and its associated Amawandle Pelagic Fishing plant began an indefinite strike after the company replaced a seasonal allowance with a 13th cheque of lesser value. The bosses also undermined the union, and refused to reinstate the full time shopsteward's position.","":""},{"ID":"345","Start Date":"2025-08-21","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Boksburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Manufacturing","Union":"SWF","Employer":"CHEP SA","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"110","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"Wage Increase","Reason_3":"For benefits","Details":"Workers belonging to the Simunye Workers' Forum went on strike at CHEP SA, which makes pallets and containers, demanding permanent jobs, a wage increase of R2500 per month across the board, Share Scheme, Study Assistance, Housing allowance of R5000, Medical Aid, Branded CHEP PPE, Payslips directly from CHEP. The bosses of CHEP initially offered workers a miserable 5,5% wage increase but then withdrew this miserable 5,5% wage increase. ","":""},{"ID":"346","Start Date":"2025-08-21","End Date":"2025-08-21","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Phuthaditjhaba","Province":"Free State","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Education","Union":"SADTU","Employer":"Free State Provincial Department of Education","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"3000","Reason_1":"Against mismanagement","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Teachers marched on the district education office in Thabo Mofutsanaya District demanding that the district manager be axed over poor management, a \u201clack of leadership\u201d and a dysfunctional human resources department, GroundUp news website reported. The union also alleges that SADTU principals are targeted and \u201cunion bashing persists\u201d. SADTU said there were 70 vacancies which meant that teachers were overworked.","":""},{"ID":"347","Start Date":"2025-08-22","End Date":"2025-09-05","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Boksburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Manufacturing","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Macsteel","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Against retrenchments","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on a two week strike against retrenchments that the company began before finishing the consultations.","":""},{"ID":"348","Start Date":"2025-08-22","End Date":"2025-08-22","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Qonce","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Education","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against harassment at work","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers downed tools for the morning. They demanded that the new MEC's spokesperson, Velani Mbiza-Gola be suspended after he manhandled an assistant director at a government event.","":""},{"ID":"349","Start Date":"2025-08-26","End Date":"2025-08-27","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Edenvale","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"SACSAAWU","Employer":"Edenvale Hospital","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"130","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Security guards contracted by a company to guard Edenvale Hospital were not paid since the end of July. The union said the workers have to down tools at the end of every month if they want to get paid because the security never pays them. Previously, another security company had not paid workers for three months and then disappeared so workers went on strike because they predicted that this company would do the same. This company had also failed to pay workers their bonuses or register them for UIF.","":""},{"ID":"350","Start Date":"2025-08-28","End Date":"2025-08-28","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Cape Town","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Agriculture","Union":"WFP","Employer":"Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"150","Reason_1":"Demanding land","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The farm workers marched on the government, to support the demand made by the Rural Assembly for  one hectare of land for each farm worker, farm dweller, small-scale producer, and impoverished working-class woman, and calling for an end to evictions of farm workers by commercial farmers. The farm workers need their own land not just to live on but to grow food on because 20 million people suffer from hunger in SA.","":""},{"ID":"351","Start Date":"2025-08-28","End Date":"2025-08-28","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Education","Union":"SACECD","Employer":"Gauteng Provincial Department of Education","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Against austerity","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The early childhood development workers marched on the Gauteng Premier's office again in protest against inadequate funding of R17 per child per day. GroundUp reported that the Gauteng Department of Education had failed to honour an agreement signed in March to pay ECD centres R24 per child per day. Instead, the centres say, they have received only R10 per child, and many centres have not been paid at all.","":""},{"ID":"352","Start Date":"2025-09-01","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"eThekwini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"eThekwini Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"150","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Refuse removal workers subcontracted to the municipality via private companies downed tools for several days after being suddenly told that their pay would be slashed from R8400 per month, to R4000 per month for the next three years. On the fourth day of the strike, the workers marched on Durban's International Convention Centre where the council was meeting. The workers told TV news that they'd been paid R8400 per month since 2008 and they wanted the truth about who had decided to slash their pay.","":""},{"ID":"353","Start Date":"2025-09-02","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Gqeberha","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"Nupsaw, Nehawu, Denosa, Hospersa, and PSA.","Employer":"Dora Nginza public hospital","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid overtime","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The combined health unions went on strike and shut down access to the hospital after not being paid overtime for five months. The provincial department of Health said it would finally pay the outstanding amounts.","":""},{"ID":"354","Start Date":"2025-09-04","End Date":"2025-09-04","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Rosslyn","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Manufacturing","Union":"Reyaga Community Project, Soil of Africa, Progressive Forces and SANCO","Employer":"BMW, Ford, Isuzu, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen, Lion Match and the Automotive Industry Transformation Fund Board","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"6000","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Over 6000 unemployed young people from Soshanguve, Mabopane, Ga-Rankuwa, Winterveldt and Hammanskraal marched on BMW, Ford, Isuzu, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen, plus others like Lion Match and the Automotive Industry Transformation Fund Board. Their demands were permanent jobs with a 30% quota of all new jobs to be given to the people living in the area, 40% of non-core contracts to be given to small businesses from townships by 2026, for big contracts to be split up so smaller players can bid, for all supplier lists and deal values to be made public, and for 500 township youth to be taken on for training every year.","":""},{"ID":"355","Start Date":"2025-09-05","End Date":"2025-09-05","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Sandton","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Multi-sector","Union":"SWF, Campaign to Scrap the Labour Amendment Bills","Employer":"NEDLAC","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The groups protested outside the NEDLAC summit, demanding the scrapping of proposed labour law changes that are going to intensify the casualisation of work and increase the precarious and short-term nature of employment, through doing away with formal disciplinary hearings. The groups demanded that NEDLAC scrap the changes.","":""},{"ID":"356","Start Date":"2025-09-08","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Umdoni","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU, IMATU","Employer":"Umdoni Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against mismanagement","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers downed tools, putting a stop to service delivery and garbage collection, demanding that the provincial government take over and end corrupt, month to month contracts being given to companies. The workers also demanded that the staff organogram, which has been in draft form for 5 years, be finalised.","":""},{"ID":"357","Start Date":"2025-09-11","End Date":"2025-09-11","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Gelvandale","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Education","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Gelvandale High School","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Teachers at the school downed tools and brought the school to a standstill in protest against learners threatening and intimidating them.","":""},{"ID":"358","Start Date":"2025-09-12","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Germiston","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"MECSU","Employer":"City of Ekurhuleni","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers downed tools, demanding an end to the outsourcing of services, including security and cleaning workers, and wanting contract workers to be converted into permanent employees.","":""},{"ID":"359","Start Date":"2025-09-16","End Date":"2025-09-24","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Buffalo City, Qonce","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Buffalo City Municipality","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"4000","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"For benefits","Reason_3":"","Details":"Thousands of workers went on strike against outsourcing and casualisation of work, failure to pay workers the incentives promised during the Covid pandemic, and salary disparities with other cities. The municipality had hired private companies to read meters and drive trucks when municipal workers had been employed for the work. The workers barricaded roads with burning tyres. A few days into the strike, the municipality interdicted SAMWU from barricading roads and disrupting services but workers continued the strike for one week until it was called off. The settlement was that the municipality said it would reduce outsourcing and that it might pay a danger allowance to the workers in place of the Covid-19 allowances that it owed workers.","":""},{"ID":"360","Start Date":"2025-09-25","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Rustenburg","Province":"North West","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Steel Trading","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"250","Reason_1":"For wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"About 250 of the 320 workers at the company began a strike demanding to be paid bargaining council wages. Workers were charged on Friday afternoon, the 2nd day of the strike, and called to a disciplinary on Monday morning.","":""},{"ID":"361","Start Date":"2025-09-29","End Date":"2025-09-29","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"ARO","Employer":"City of Joburg and Pikitup","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"1000","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Reclaimers from ARO marched on the City of Joburg and Pikitup in protest against the closure of all landfill sites by this time next year.  This will put thousands of reclaimers out of work and leave residents drowning in waste as the city forks over millions to private landfills to take whatever garbage they can. It will also cause an environmental crisis because ARO members recycle hundreds of millions of tons of material dumped every year and this will no longer happen. ARO demanded that landfills must stay open until there are social plans for reclaimers and that the city and Pikitup must partner with reclaimers and residents to develop environmentally sustainable, reclaimer-led, public solutions to the crisis. ","":""},{"ID":"362","Start Date":"2025-10-03","End Date":"2025-10-03","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Gauteng Provincial Health Department","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"1400","Reason_1":"Against corruption","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Nehawu members marched on the provincial Health Department demanding an end to corruption, that rundown health buildings be repaired, that 34 cleaning workers who were dismissed from Charlotte Maxeke Hospital be reinstated, insourcing of all outsourced workers, and for staff vacancies at clinics and hospitals to be filled to prevent overwork and burnout.","":""},{"ID":"363","Start Date":"2025-10-07","End Date":"2025-10-07","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg, Cape Town","Province":"National","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Multi-sector","Union":"COSATU","Employer":"National government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"3000","Reason_1":"For decent work","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Thousands of workers marched on World Day for Decent Work. They marched on different government offices and a hospital, demanding an end to corruption, an end to assassination of whistleblowers, government action against crime, gangsterism and high municipal tariffs, for youth jobs projects, payment of outstanding UIF and pension fund money, compliance with minimum wage laws, safer worker transport.","":""},{"ID":"364","Start Date":"2025-10-11","End Date":"2025-10-11","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Bisho","Province":"Eastern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Eastern Cape provincial department of Health","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"30","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"A group of unemployed health care professionals protested for jobs, saying they had been promised that the Health department would hire them but instead, posts in the understaffed health service had been left vacant.","":""},{"ID":"365","Start Date":"2025-10-12","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Alberton","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUM","Employer":"Pharaoh Cement","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Cement workers walked out indefinitely after the company refused to give a R10 per hour increase on the current wage of R35.55 per hour. The union dropped the demand to R7 per hour but the company would only offer an increase of just over R2 per hour, which the union said was an insult to workers.","":""},{"ID":"366","Start Date":"2025-10-13","End Date":"2025-10-13","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"eThekwini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Criminal Justice","Union":"JOASA","Employer":"Department of Justice","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"20","Reason_1":"For wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Magistrates picketed outside the Durban magistrate's court for better salaries, a magistrate's pension fund and saying that in 30 years, there was no democracy for magistrates. GroundUp reported that  the magistrates earn R1.1-million a year but the protesters said they should be earning at least R1.5-million.","":""},{"ID":"366","Start Date":"2025-10-15","End Date":"2025-10-15","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Nigel","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"Arla Park Youth Unemployment Group","Employer":"City of Ekurhuleni","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"60","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Young, unemployed workers protested outside the municipality, stating that they wanted to be employed as cleaners. GroundUp reported that a 3 year cleaning project had just been renewed but the jobs had been given to the same people, whereas the unemployed youth expected that it would be their turn to work.","":""},{"ID":"367","Start Date":"2025-10-15","End Date":"2025-10-16","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Polokwane","Province":"Limpopo","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Transport","Union":"SATAWU","Employer":"Great North Transport","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"For pension payouts","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The current and former workers of the state-owned bus company protested, demanding that the Limpopo Premier intervene in their troubles. The workers demanded that their provident fund schemes payout their pension funds, estimated at more than R300 million. Some workers worked at the company for 30 years and paid pension fund contributions but say these were stolen by a union representative and the company who did not pay the contributions into pension schemes. More than 800 pensioners have never received their pensions.","":""},{"ID":"368","Start Date":"2025-10-23","End Date":"2025-10-23","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Khayelitsha","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Manandi Services","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"150","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The refuse removal workers went on strike after not being paid or short paid every month since September by the private company, which the City of Cape Town had privatised refuse removal to. Workers said they had been forced to take out loans from loan sharks because of this.","":""},{"ID":"369","Start Date":"2025-10-23","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Kimberley","Province":"Northern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"Ekapa Mines","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"500","Reason_1":"Against retrenchments","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on a wildcat strike after 387 workers were laid off in September 2025 and promised they would be re-hired 12 months later. The mine claimed it was experiencing financial difficulty. The union insisted that the mine should apply to the COVID-TERS fund which used to give employers in financial crisis money to pay workers but by October 2025, they had not yet been paid. The mine workers previously went on strike in 2023 for a wage increase, and at that time, police fired water cannons and tear gas at the strikers and arrested 43 workers. ","":""},{"ID":"370","Start Date":"2025-10-27","End Date":"2025-10-27","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Phuthaditjhaba","Province":"Free State","Sector":"Privatised public service","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Maluti-a-Phofung Water","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"36","Reason_1":"Against retrenchments","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The municipality decided to close down the water entity and absorb the workers back into the municipality but the workers objected, saying they had not been properly consulted and had also been informed that some would be retrenched.","":""},{"ID":"371","Start Date":"2025-10-31","End Date":"2025-10-31","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"National Government","Union":"NUMSA, SANSAWF, AWU","Employer":"National government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers marched against government, demanding that it stop giving tenders to security companies that don't comply with Bargaining Council minimums or collective agreements. The union said that national government had contracts with 23 000 security companies across the country but only 5000 of these were compliant. The rest were not and many did not even pay workers' provident fund and medical aid contributions over to the providers.","":""},{"ID":"372","Start Date":"2025-11-03","End Date":"2025-11-03","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"National Government","Union":"MAAWUSA","Employer":"Department of Public Works and Infrastructure","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"600","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The workers from the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) and the Community Work Programme (CWP), doing work such as road maintenance and street sweeping, went on strike for permanent jobs and better pay. Even the supervisors only earn R1900 per month.","":""},{"ID":"372","Start Date":"2025-11-04","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Centurion","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Wholesale & Retail","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Transpharm Pty Ltd depots","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"610","Reason_1":"For allowances","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike after 610 were transferred unilaterally from Tshwane to Centurion and Isando and had to pay their own transport costs of R3500 a month. The bosses offered only a R500 transport allowance. On the first day of the strike, the South African Police Service (SAPS) and private security personnel opened fire on striking workers at the Centurion depot, injuring several in the process. ","":""},{"ID":"373","Start Date":"2025-11-04","End Date":"2025-11-04","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Nationwide","Province":"National","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Aviation","Union":"SACCA","Employer":"FlySafair","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"FlySafair's cabin crew downed tools over failed wage negotiations and unilateral changes to their working conditions.","":""},{"ID":"374","Start Date":"2025-11-05","End Date":"2025-11-05","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Manufacturing","Union":"Workers","Employer":"CHEP SA","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"For wage increase","Reason_3":"","Details":"Community members and worker activists blockaded the CHEP SA Alrode plant in solidarity with the CHEP Jet Park workers who started a strike months earlier, on 21 August 2025. Since then the company shifted production to Alrode. The bosses refused to give workers a R2500 wage increase and also refused to make workers permanent even if they qualified under the law (some had worked continuously for CHEP for 18 years).","":""},{"ID":"375","Start Date":"2025-11-07","End Date":"2025-11-07","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Agriculture","Union":"FAWU","Employer":"Daybreak Foods","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"150","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The workers marched on the Department of Employment and Labour after Daybreak Foods was put into business rescue and workers were sent home and paid only R1500 a month each. The workers demanded to be paid Temporary Employer\/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) funds, which provides temporary financial assistance of up to 12 months to companies or employees facing financial distress.","":""},{"ID":"376","Start Date":"2025-11-08","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Manufacturing","Union":"SOA; SACWU","Employer":"Promac Paint Company","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"56","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The 56 workers went on strike against the company's arrogance, saying they'd been working there for seven years without contracts, and for benefits. By 9 December, the employer accused the workers of embarking on an illegal strike.","":"The 56 workers went on strike against the company's arrogance, saying they'd been working there for seven years without contracts, and for benefits. By 9 December, the employer accused the workers of embarking on an illegal strike."},{"ID":"377","Start Date":"2025-11-08","End Date":"2025-11-08","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Bellville","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Provincial Government","Union":"NUM, SACP","Employer":"Eskom; provincial department of Labour","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"200","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"NUM and SACP marched for the SACP's Red October campaign calling for job creation and protesting against the unbundling of Eskom, demanding that labour centres be set up - especially in rural areas; more labour sectors be employed to do spot visits to commercial farms; an end to subcontracting at Eskom which exploits workers and only offers precarious work. They also said Eskom must not be privatised (unbundled into three separate companies). ","":""},{"ID":"378","Start Date":"2025-11-08","End Date":"2025-11-08","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"","Province":"Northern Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU; IMATU","Employer":"Sol Plaatje Municipality","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Members of Samwu and Imatu marched and shut down the municipal offices, demanding the permanent absorption of 498 long-serving contract workers. Union leaders say the suspended municipal manager had confirmed funding and a June 1 start date for the appointments, but workers say no letters have been issued.  The wildcat strike was victorious with the municipality agreeing to start absorbing the workers in batches of 125 workers at a time from 1 December 2025.","":""},{"ID":"379","Start Date":"2025-11-10","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Khayelitsha","Province":"Western Cape","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Private Security","Union":"Workers","Employer":"Sibakulu Guarding Division","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"GroundUp reported that security guards hired to guard a building site went on strike after not being paid their October wages. The City of Cape Town had contracted a company to build pavements in the area which then subcontracted the work to three different companies, including the guards, and then allegedly failed to pay any of the companies. After the guards started striking, the construction workers downed tools and went on strike, burning tyres, revealing that they also had not been paid.","":""},{"ID":"380","Start Date":"2025-11-17","End Date":"2025-11-17","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"eThekwini","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Criminal Justice","Union":"JOASA","Employer":"Department of Justice","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"80","Reason_1":"For wage increase","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Magistrates downed tools again saying they were neglected and wanted to be paid on par with High Court judges and not treated as the stepchild of the justice system. They also said they needed security to be provided for them - there is no security in court corridors, they have to use the same bathrooms as accused and no security is provided, and there is uncontrolled public access to their judicial chambers (offices), which is dangerous for magistrates.","":""},{"ID":"381","Start Date":"2025-11-17","End Date":"2025-11-23","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Province-wide","Province":"Mpumalanga","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Mpumalanga provincial department of Health","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"Against exploitation","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Union members began a strike, shutting down pathology services at 2 hospitals because workers were being forced to dissect deceased peoples' bodies, which is not in their job description. They are also overworked because of staff shortages, have very few of the tools they need and want forensic officers to be professionalised by the department.","":""},{"ID":"382","Start Date":"2025-11-18","End Date":"2025-11-18","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Pietermaritzburg","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Grey's Hospital","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Against nepotism","Reason_2":"For permanent jobs","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers protested at the hospital against alleged nepotism and corruption by hospital management, including appointments being made without transparent and fair procedures, sidelining existing workers who have long service. The workers also protested against EPWP workers being hired for a long time without proper employment or pay.","":""},{"ID":"383","Start Date":"2025-11-19","End Date":"2025-11-19","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NUPSAW","Employer":"Gauteng provincial department of health","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"2000","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Contract workers, including EPWP workers, Covid-19 workers, EMS personnel, community health workers, interns, nurses and doctors marched on the MEC for Health for permanent jobs. The Covid-19 workers had been on temporary contracts ever since the pandemic in 2020, the EPWPs had been on short term contracts and stipends for up to 20 years even though they worked 40 hour weeks, the community health workers had been excluded from the government salary scales and the emergency medical services workers work for up to 200 hours per month without being overtime and some are owed 17 years of overtime backpay.","":""},{"ID":"384","Start Date":"2025-11-20","End Date":"2025-11-20","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Pietermaritzburg","Province":"KwaZulu-Natal","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"Msunduzi Municipality","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"400","Reason_1":"Against exploitation","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers marched on City Hall in the latest of several actions, objecting to \"the continued use of external legal practitioners in internal disciplinary hearings; what it describes as a \u201cculture of impunity\u201d among senior managers; the absence of consequences for non-performance; and management\u2019s alleged reluctance to address concerns about unqualified managers, for which Samwu is demanding a full audit and corrective action.\" reported The Witness newspaper.","":""},{"ID":"385","Start Date":"2025-11-21","End Date":"2025-11-21","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Nationwide","Province":"National","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Multi-sector","Union":"Women for Change","Employer":"National Government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"8000","Reason_1":"Against GBVF","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Ahead of the G20 Johannesburg world leaders' summit of the world's most powerful economies, thousands of union members from TASWU, NUPSAW and NUMSA joined the feminist national shutdown in South Africa against gender-based violence and femicide. The protestors demanded that government proclaim GBVF to be a national emergency.","":""},{"ID":"386","Start Date":"2025-11-22","End Date":"","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"KaBokweni","Province":"Mpumalanga","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Health","Union":"NEHAWU","Employer":"Mpumalanga provincial department of Health","Type of strike":"Protected","Strikers":"60","Reason_1":"Against mismanagement","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Forensic pathologists went on strike. The workers said they are not even provided with enough doctors to dissect bodies. There was a shortage of doctors meaning forensic pathologists had to step in and do doctors' work, which is out of their scope. The government said the workers should just go back to work because they'd employed other staff to assist them, and scheduled a meeting with the union for 17 days later.","":""},{"ID":"387","Start Date":"2025-11-22","End Date":"2025-11-22","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Boksburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"MECSU","Employer":"City of Ekurhuleni","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"300","Reason_1":"For permanent jobs","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"MECSU workers who've been on strike since September protested outside the Boksburg Civic Centre. The workers are demanding that fixed-term contracts be made permanent, the insourcing of security guards and cleaners, and salary adjustments.","":""},{"ID":"388","Start Date":"2025-11-27","End Date":"2025-11-27","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Ekurhuleni","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Local Government","Union":"SAMWU","Employer":"City of Ekurhuleni","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"1100","Reason_1":"Against mismanagement","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Union members marched over 27 grievances, giving the municipality 14 days to respond. The grievances are: unpaid benefits such as leave encashment, acting allowances, COVID-19 compensation, funeral assistance, and implementation of arbitration awards. The union wants salary disparities addressed, transparency in senior management recruitment, and the removal of political interference in administrative roles. They call for fair promotion processes, danger allowances, and the scrapping of experience requirements for entry-level jobs to open opportunities for youth.  Members also demand insourcing of cleaners, security guards and other non-technical services; the conversion of traffic wardens and reservists into permanent posts; and the filling of vacant positions to improve service delivery. Additional concerns include proper PPE provision and decentralised procurement, repairs and maintenance of fleet and facilities, adherence to correct working hours without unilateral changes, and the reinstatement of victimised workers.","":""},{"ID":"389","Start Date":"2025-12-02","End Date":"2025-12-02","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"eMalahleni","Province":"Mpumalanga","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUM","Employer":"Spr Vanchem","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"100","Reason_1":"Health and Safety","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers went on strike against the Vanchem primary vanadium processing facility over unpaid wages and severe occupational health and safety regulations","":""},{"ID":"390","Start Date":"2025-12-02","End Date":"2025-12-02","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Orkney","Province":"North West","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Wholesale & Retail","Union":"SACCAWU","Employer":"SPAR Orkney","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"150","Reason_1":"Against racism","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"Workers downed tools for several days against nepotism, favouritism, unfair wages. Several political parties came out to support the workers and shut the store down on 11 and 12 December. The workers told the media that white workers were paid more than Black workers, and that women workers who'd been working at the shop for 20 years were still earning only R4 800 to R5600 as cashiers, as shelf packers, as bakery and daily employees. White workers, were given between R10 000 and R11 000 per month as a wage as soon as they were hired.","":""},{"ID":"391","Start Date":"2025-12-04","End Date":"2025-12-04","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Delmas ","Province":"Mpumalanga","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Mining","Union":"NUM","Employer":"National Government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Against assassination","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"NUM members protested outside the murder trial of the assassin of former Evander Gold Mine Branch Secretary, Comrade John Simelane, who was killed in 2017. The NUM demanded justice. The killers are said to be from a rival union and have been out on bail for years.","":""},{"ID":"392","Start Date":"2025-12-09","End Date":"2025-12-09","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Tshwane","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"Metal","Union":"NUMSA","Employer":"National Government","Type of strike":"Workplace-related action","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"For nationalisation ","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"The union marched to demand that the government nationalise SA\u2019s ferrochrome smelters, saying that  10 538 jobs at Glencore, Rustenburg, Almar and Samancor smelters were at risk because the high price of electricity made operating the smelters unsustainable.","":""},{"ID":"393","Start Date":"2025-12-10","End Date":"2025-12-10","year":"2025","Duration":"","City":"Johannesburg","Province":"Gauteng","Sector":"","Sub-sector":"General","Union":"Workers","Employer":"ANC","Type of strike":"Wildcat","Strikers":"","Reason_1":"Unpaid wages","Reason_2":"","Reason_3":"","Details":"ANC staff went on another wildcat strike, again after they were not paid their salaries. They also protested outside the party\u2019s 5th National General Council against intimidation and the ANC not paying their provident funds. They said they'd gone for months without pay and attracted support from the ANC Youth League who demanded their immediate payment.","":""}]