This is so clear that this is not a Numsa member! Kind regards,
Cedric Sabelo Gina On 16 Jun 2011, at 11:43, Dominic Tweedie <[email protected]> wrote: > > <New Age.png> > > > Numsa’s Irvin Jim tarnishes union’s reputation > > > Themba Msomi, Imbizo - My Debate, The New Age, 16 June 2011 > > In our shop steward meetings, workers are irked by continuous media attacks > on the South African Communist party (SACP), spearheaded by none other than > National Union of Metalworkers (Numsa) general-secretary, Irvin Jim. > > This confuses me a lot, for since I joined the union, I was taught that one > of the foremost workers’ ally and vanguard of their interests is the SACP – > the very one that has become Jim’s daily punching bag . > > Numsa’s impeccable revolutionary credentials and rich history compelled me to > sign up for SACP membership in my first month of joining the union. > > It was unthinkable to be a Numsa member without carrying SACP membership at > the same time. > > That was long before Irvin Jim’s time. Back then, Numsa’s association with > the party was not mere empty utterances but a dynamic relationship whose > expression was witnessed in action. > > Numsa was respected in Cosatu, not only for its numbers but largely for the > quality of its leadership and revolutionary nature of its membership. > > At the risk of putting my career in jeopardy, I would like to say that it is > unacceptable that in a new South Africa, with progressive labour laws, > workers rights continue to be trampled upon. > > Even with a union on our side, workers cannot freely express themselves. It > is a travesty of justice for any worker who works for a living to still be > unable to make ends meet. > > A minimum wage should afford the worker the ability to meet the basic cost of > living and care for his family. > > I work in the motor industry in Durban and I’m afraid to say that workers are > literally worked to death through long hours of labour and unpaid overtime > each month. It is shocking and alarming that workers remain > vulnerable at the production point. > > To boost production, management insist in paying slave wages, continue using > labour brokers and employ low wage temporary staff with few rights. > > These short cut measures are responsible for poor quality and the recent > recall of vehicles experienced all over the world. These horrible conditions > are potential personal injury risks to workers and consumers alike. > > Instead of bashing SACP leadership, Numsa should be seeking support from its > revolutionary ally to pressurise management to address pressing worker > issues. > > Why should workers continue to work up to 16 hours a day, seven days a week, > while all Numsa does is agonise, jealously, that Nzimande is a cabinet > minister? > > For many years Fidel Castro has been the general-secretary of the Communist > Party of Cuba and president at the same time. Fidel Castro is now retired. > > Themba Msomi is from Lwembu Road, Kwamashu, Durban. > > > From: http://www.thenewage.co.za/blogdetail.aspx?mid=186&blog_id=%20778 > > > > > -- > You are subscribed. This footer can help you. > Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to > this message. > You can visit the group WEB SITE at > http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery > options, pages, files and membership. > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . > You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put > anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this > address (repeat): [email protected] . -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
